This is a project originally created for StormHacks 2022.
- Checkout our Devpost submission: https://devpost.com/software/wordle
It is a variant of the popular word-guessing game Wordle with two new features aimed towards educating the user about English words, their synonyms, and their meanings.
- Added hint button that displays associated word
- Added display of definition after game is played
In order to run this project you will need to subscribe to Random Words API and Word Dictionary API on rapidapi.com:
- Random Words API: https://rapidapi.com/sheharyar566/api/random-words5/
- Word Dictionary API: https://rapidapi.com/twinword/api/word-dictionary/
Then create a .env file in the root of the project and input RAPID_API_KEY={your_rapid_api_key.
In the terminal, type npm i to install the necessary dependencies and npm run start:backend to start running on the localhost port.
Copy the path to the file and paste in your browser to see and play the game.
You should be all set!