Word Puzzles

A collection of classic word-based console games built in Java — including Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Anagrams — all playable from a single interactive menu.

Features

• Wordle: Guess the hidden five-letter word with color-coded feedback for each letter.
• Spelling Bee: Form as many valid words as possible in 2 minutes using a letter set with a required center letter.
• Anagrams: Unscramble a word as quickly as possible, with optional shuffles and hints (with time penalties).
• Color-coded terminal output for a more engaging play experience.
• Keeps track of player statistics (streaks, high scores, best times) between games.

Technologies Used

• Java (Core language)
• ANSI escape codes for color output
• Threads for real-time game timers
• File I/O for loading word lists and puzzles

How to Run

1) Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/AdamMirmina/WordPuzzles.git cd WordPuzzles

2) Compile

Windows (PowerShell)

javac .\src*.java

macOS/Linux (Terminal)

javac src/*.java

3) Run

Run from the project root (this folder) so the game can find the word list files (WordleWords, WordleGuessable, SpellingBee, Anagrams).

Windows (PowerShell)

java -cp .\src Driver

macOS/Linux (Terminal)

java -cp src Driver