How to play HintForge

1 · The board

You get nine words. Hidden inside them are three groups of three. Every group shares one idea — words that mean the same thing, or things that do the same job (like tools that cut or words that mean happy).

2 · Find a group

Tap three words that you think share a meaning, then tap Check. Get it right and the group locks in and shows you its hidden connection. Not quite? You'll get a gentle hint — no points lost, just try again.

3 · The Meaning Rule 🔑

Here's what makes HintForge different from every other word game: you can only play a word once you've shown you know what it means. A word you haven't met yet shows a little new tag — tap it and pick its meaning from three choices. Right or wrong, you'll see the real meaning, and from then on the word is yours — you can use it freely.

Word games usually reward long or rare words even if you don't know what they mean. HintForge does the opposite: it rewards meaning. Every word you meet joins your own word list, on your device.

4 · Solve the board

Find all three groups to solve the puzzle. There's no timer and no streak to lose — take as long as you like. When you finish, you'll see how many new words you met, and you can play the next board.

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