Word-King

Five letters at a time. Eight claims for the crown.

The Position Colors

Color appears only when that copy of the letter belongs in the hidden word:

Orange — the matching letter belongs farther right

Gold — exact letter, exact position

Purple — the matching letter belongs farther left

Unlit — absent from the word, or more copies were guessed than exist

Exact positions are claimed first. Remaining repeated letters are paired one-to-one with the nearest available matching positions, so the board never claims more copies than the hidden word contains.

A Royal Run

Each run draws eight words without replacement from a larger group of loosely related words. The court never announces the category. Claimed words are your clues to what may come next.

The allowance tightens after every victory:

claim       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
guesses     8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

Lose any claim and the run ends. Your earlier claimed words and Royal Score still count.

Scoring

Words claimed dominate the score. Efficient guesses add a smaller bonus; off-position letters, hints, and repeating a letter in a slot already proven wrong reduce that bonus. Claiming another word is always worth more than polishing an earlier one.

Use hint [1-5] to reveal one exact position when the crown is worth the cost.

Daily Court

The Daily Court gives every signed-in player the same hidden eight-word run. Answers stay on the server until the court closes. Guests can play yesterday's court locally.

daily word-king  Enter today's Daily Run
word-king        Choose Daily Run or Open Run

Sharing

After a run, type share to copy its directional judgment rows. Press N for a fresh Open Run, B to go back, or Q to quit.