This is a variation of the classic game Sudoku that swaps numbers for letters. Each of the letters that form the word at the bottom of the screen must appear only once in each row, column, and square.
Choose from 3 difficulty levels.
Add memos to keep track of your guesses.
Use various aids to help you solve the puzzle faster.
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Wordoku Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions
How to Play
Fill all the missing letters in the puzzle. Make sure that each letter appears only once in every row, column, or square in the field.
Starting the Game
Select the play button at the center of the welcome screen to begin.
Choose between 1 of 3 difficulty levels before proceeding.
Use the expand button on the top left corner to switch between windowed and full screen modes.
Toggle the game’s audio via the sound button on the upper right corner.
Game Controls
Desktop
With your mouse, left click on the letters or spaces.
Use the keyboard to fill in the letters.
Touchscreen devices
Tap on the letters and spaces with your fingers.
Game Play
Interface
Top row
On the top left corner is the timer.
On the top center are the following buttons:
Help button: Describes the game’s rules
Game options buttons: Activates various options and hints
On the top right corner are the following:
Sound button
Exit button
Bottom row
The bottom row has the 9 letters used in the puzzle laid out. The choices spell out a 9-letter word.
At the bottom-most row, after the letters, are the buttons used to switch between various game modes.
X button: Clears the contents of the cell
Answering/Memo mode button
Cell/Letter mode button
Basic rules
Fill each of the cells in the 9 x 9 grid with a letter from the word spelled out at the bottom row.
Like in regular Sudoku and its variants, you can only place in one of each letter in every row, column, and square of the grid.
Input modes
There are two ways to answer Wordoku:
Cell mode: Pick a cell, then select the letter of your choice at the bottom row. In desktops, you can use your keyboard for this purpose.
Letter mode: Pick one of the letters, then select the cell you want to put it in.
You can also switch on memo mode if you’re not sure of your answers..
Memo mode lets you jot down possible answers. You can jot down as many guesses as you want.
Each time you place in a correct answer elsewhere in the row, square, or column, the number in the memo disappears.
Select the memo mode button to activate it.
Difficulty Levels
This game has 3 different difficulty levels. The difference between each difficulty level is how much time you are given to complete the puzzle and how many givens are already filled in.
Easy: 38 max givens & 36 minimum givens with a bonus scoring time based on a 10 minute limit
Intermediate: 32 max givens & 28 minimum givens with a bonus scoring time based on a 20 minute limit
Advanced: 26 max givens & 25 minimum givens with a bonus scoring time based on a 30 minute limit
Game Options
Get a hint: Reveal a letter.
Fill the board with notes: Fill up the board with notes that show the possible combinations in each blank space.
Solve the Wordoku: Give up? Have the computer fill it in for you.
Full screen: Enter full screen mode.
Reset the Wordoku: Remove all the letters in the board.
Delete all notes: Clear all your memos on the board.
Play without time: Disables the game’s timer
Scoring
Your final score depends on how fast you solve the puzzle.
You lose points each time you use the game’s help options.
Target Audience
The game is suited for people of all ages who like logic puzzle games.
This game has no adult themed content.
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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support
This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.
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