Mevabi – Daily Word Puzzle

By Mevabi

Description

Mevabi – Daily Word Puzzle lets you embed a classic letter-guessing puzzle game anywhere on your WordPress site, inspired by the popular wordle game and wordle today formats.

Shortcode: [mevabiwd 1="HOUSE" correct="#6aaa64" present="#c9b458" absent="#787c7e"]
Gutenberg block: “Mevabi Daily Word Puzzle” — configure everything from the sidebar.
Admin panel: Daily Word Puzzle Shortcode Generator — choose your word and colour scheme, then copy the ready-made shortcode.

Rules:

Words up to 5 letters.
Up to 6 attempts.
🟩 Correct position · 🟨 Wrong position · ⬛ Not in word.

Features:

Fully accessible — ARIA live regions, keyboard navigation, on-screen keyboard.
Dark-mode aware via prefers-color-scheme.
Custom tile colours per puzzle.
Vanilla JS front-end, no jQuery dependency.
Physical keyboard and touch support.
Multiple independent puzzles on the same page.
Internationalisation-ready (.pot included).

Screenshots

Front-end word puzzle game — default colours.

Admin panel — shortcode generator with colour pickers. — Front-end word puzzle game — default colours.

Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

Mevabi Daily Word Puzzle

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/ or install via Plugins Add New.
Activate the plugin.
Go to Daily Word Puzzle Shortcode Generator to build your first shortcode.
Copy the shortcode and paste it into any post, page, or widget.

FAQ

How long can the word be?: Maximum 5 letters.
How many guesses does the player get?: 6 attempts.
Can I use accented characters?: Yes — letters from the extended Latin range (À–ÿ) are supported.
Can I change the tile colours?: Yes. Use the correct, present, and absent shortcode attributes, or configure them in the Shortcode Generator using the colour pickers.
Can I embed multiple puzzles on the same page?: Yes — each shortcode or block instance is fully independent.
Is the word visible in the page source?: Yes — the word is stored in a data-word attribute. This plugin is designed for educational and entertainment purposes.