KURVLA

About KURVLA

KURVLA is a small browser word game by mifinti on itch.io. Each puzzle is a tiny grid of letter tiles, and you find words by dragging from letter to letter, across, up, down or diagonally, using each tile no more than once in a word. One tile can read Qu, and it counts as Q, U or QU, whichever makes a word.

Beside the grid stands a list of blank slots, one for each common English word the grid contains, in alphabetical order and sized by length. Finding a word fills in its slot. Less common words also count and are added to the list, and because the list is alphabetical a found word can hint at the blanks around it. You finish a puzzle when every common word is found, or you can press Give Up to see the rest.

There are three daily puzzles: Small on a 2x3 board, Medium on 3x3 and Large on 3x4. Their letters come from the date, so everyone gets the same three boards, and the game opens on the smallest one you have not solved yet. Progress is saved in your browser, so you can leave a daily board and resume it later.

Once the dailies are done the game offers random boards of the same three sizes for as long as you like. Its word list combines SCOWL and the English Open Word List, and the code is released under the Artistic License 2.0.

How to play KURVLA

1. Open KURVLA on its itch.io page and press Run game; the smallest unsolved daily board loads.
2. Click and drag across touching letters, in any direction including diagonals, to spell a word.
3. Use each tile only once per word; the Qu tile can stand for Q, U or QU.
4. Fill every blank slot in the word list to finish the board, or press Give Up to reveal what is left.
5. Move on to the medium and large daily boards, then play random boards if you want more.

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Tips

• The blanks are in alphabetical order, so a word you find tells you where the missing ones start.
• Look for plurals and endings first: a word with an S next to it often gives a second word.
• On the 2x3 board every tile touches most others, so try the letters in many orders.
• Save/New keeps your progress, so you can step away from a hard board and come back.

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