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At Smartle, we always try to think about how to improve the way people enjoy our daily word game. A lot of players return every day to solve the daily word puzzle, and we love that! But we started asking ourselves: what else could make the game feel even more fun to visit every day?
We’re thinking about adding small things to the homepage. Nothing too big or heavy but some small detail that nicely aligns with the daily word puzzle concept. For example, maybe a short quote, a new word, a clever sentence with some not very common 5 letter word?
We’re still exploring the idea but wanted to know what you think? If you could add one thing to the Smartle homepage, what would it be?
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One of the ideas that we have is to pick a “word of the day”. And of course, it should be a 5-letter word, the one that can be used in the word puzzle. Each day, you'd see a new word, a simple definition, maybe also a little phrase to go with it. For example:
Word: Gleam
Meaning: A soft or brief light, or a small sign of something good.
Catchphrase: Take a gleam of something great today.
Wouldn't that be a nice way to discover words you don’t see often? Or to remind yourself of some words that can be used in the word puzzle. Some days it could be a word you can find in the daily word puzzle. Other days, it could just be a fun or poetic word to enjoy. And in any way it might help with future Smartle daily word puzzle or sprint games too.
Would you like that? We’re curious what kind of words you’d enjoy seeing pop up.
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We also had another idea. What if there was a Smartle newsletter? It could be something short, like a small message that you get every morning. It could include a word of the day, maybe a few unusual 5-letter words and some fun facts about them. Every week we can send you a report of how the week went. What was the rarest word that you have found in a Smartle daily word puzzle or a sprint game. What was the highest place in the leaderboard this week, and other stats like this that could be interesting to players.
This could be a way to stay connected to the game even when you don’t have a lot of time to play and only play the daily word game. Would you sign up for such a newsletter? Or better not to go with a newsletter because it looks like this word has enough of them already? If you like this idea, let us know in what form you would want it? One short e-mail per day? Only a weekly wrap-up? Only words and interesting info, or something else? Like tips and tricks for playing word games online?
In the end we wanted to share a feedback that we got from one of our earliest players, Richard:
"Smartle helps me clear my head after a day at work. I open it with a cup of tea and just enjoy the moment. It’s simple, but also makes me feel like I’m doing something good for my brain."
That’s exactly what we hope for. We see that many word games online feel rushed or flashy. We want Smartle to stay calm. Just letters, logic, and language.Maybe with some extra daily specials we can make it feel even “cozier”.
There were a lot of ideas and questions in this blog post. As you can see, we're exploring and open to everything. And your voice matters, so tell us what you think and we are always happy to listen.