A Wordle game built into VS Code where every answer is a software development term. Play while waiting for builds, deploys, or your LLM to finish working.
How to Play
Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
Type "Dev Wordle" and pick a mode
Guess the 5-letter dev term in 6 tries
Color hints
🟩 Green — correct letter, correct position
🟨 Yellow — correct letter, wrong position
⬛ Gray — letter not in the word
Commands
Command
Description
Dev Wordle: Play Daily Word
Everyone gets the same word each day
Dev Wordle: Play Random Word
Unlimited random words for practice
Dev Wordle: View Stats
See your win streak and guess distribution
Features
160+ dev-themed answer words — debug, cache, async, redis, nginx, react, flask, stack, merge, and more
Daily mode with streaks — come back every day to keep your streak alive
Random mode — unlimited play, no waiting for tomorrow
Stats tracking — games played, win %, current/max streak, guess distribution
Share results — copy your emoji grid to clipboard
Keyboard support — type with your physical keyboard or use the on-screen keys
Dark theme — matches your VS Code theme automatically
State persistence — close the tab mid-game, reopen and pick up where you left off
