agarrharr/word-up — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-08-08 · repo last pushed 2017-07-14
Play a Boggle-style word puzzle in your browser by connecting adjacent letter tiles.
Use the project as a starting point for building a mobile word game with Cordova.
Learn from the codebase as an example of a solo JavaScript game project with tests and a roadmap.
| agarrharr/word-up | 3imed-jaberi/cryptography-si-isamm | 3imed-jaberi/koa-isomorphic-router | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Language | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last pushed | 2017-07-14 | 2021-09-25 | 2021-02-06 |
| Maintenance | Dormant | Dormant | Dormant |
| Setup difficulty | easy | easy | easy |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| Audience | developer | researcher | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
It's a browser-based JavaScript demo, just open it and play, no external dependencies or infrastructure needed.
Word Up is a word game inspired by Boggle. Players look at a grid of letters and try to find valid words by connecting adjacent tiles. The project includes a playable demo, though the developer notes it is not fully working yet. The game is built in JavaScript, which means it runs in a web browser. The developer set up automated testing to make sure the code works correctly as they make changes. They also planned to eventually package it as a mobile app using a tool called Cordova, which would let the same code run on platforms like Google Play and the App Store. The intended audience is casual word game fans, people who enjoy quick puzzle games and want to play in a browser or on their phone. The project is still early in development, with a long to-do list covering everything from basic features like a "new game" button and a pause button to more ambitious goals like leaderboards, achievements, and multiplayer. What's notable here is how much of the project exists as a roadmap rather than finished features. The to-do list reveals a clear vision: timed game modes, scoring that rewards harder letters like Q and Z more than common ones, analytics to track what words people try, and integration with mobile game services like Google Play Games and Game Center. The tradeoff is that someone interested in this project today would be looking at a demo and a plan, not a polished product. The project also reflects a solo developer's learning journey, the scope is ambitious for a small project, and the presence of only basic tooling suggests this was built as a personal experiment rather than something designed for production scale.
Word Up is a Boggle-style word game built in JavaScript that runs in a browser, with plans to become a mobile app. It's currently an early-stage demo with a roadmap of features like scoring, leaderboards, and multiplayer.
Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Cordova.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-07-14).
No license information is provided in the project, so usage rights are unclear.
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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