u/SuPi19

Hello everyone,

I recently created a new online word game for my website, flemma.net, called Defino (available in both English and Italian). Of course, it's completely free, like all the word games on the website.

The idea is simple: you try to guess a hidden word, but instead of random letters, you progressively uncover its dictionary definition. It’s kind of a mix between Hangman and Wordle, and it uses the Wiktionary API for the definitions.

I think it turned out pretty fun and visually quite cute. I might be slightly biased, but it feels a bit on the easy side to me (although I’m pretty good at guessing words from context, so I’m not entirely sure). People I’ve tested it on, however, seemed to find it more challenging.

One interesting thing I noticed is that the game feels quite different switching from English to Italian, since Italian Wiktionary definitions tend to be shorter. I don’t see it as a problem, just a curious difference between the two versions. Maybe this makes it a less useful as a tool to learn Italian, I don't know.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. What do you think of the game? Any feedback is very welcome!

Hello everyone,

I recently created a new online word game for my website, flemma.net, called Defino (available in both English and Italian).

The idea is simple: you try to guess a hidden word, but instead of random letters, you progressively uncover its dictionary definition. It’s kind of a mix between Hangman and Wordle, and it uses the Wiktionary API for the definitions.

I think it turned out pretty fun and visually quite cute. I might be slightly biased, but it feels a bit on the easy side to me (although I’m pretty good at guessing words from context, so I’m not entirely sure). People I’ve tested it on, however, seemed to find it more challenging.

One interesting thing I noticed is that the game feels quite different switching from English to Italian, since Italian Wiktionary definitions tend to be shorter. I don’t see it as a problem, just a curious difference between the two versions.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. What do you think of the concept? Any feedback is very welcome!