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topic: Wordle Clone PRD
status: complete
updated: 2026-07-07T18:38
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- (decision) Play Again is v1 — picks random word based on user skill level. Brief had adaptive difficulty as post-v1; Play Again pulls partial adaptive difficulty into v1 scope.
- (decision) Platform: web browser only, works on both mobile and desktop. No native app.
- (decision) Invalid word: show 'unknown word' message, player backspaces all letters, attempt not burned. Same daily word for all players.
- (decision) Feedback scoring rule: greens first (exact position), then yellows allocated up to remaining letter count in word (minus greens), excess instances gray. Classic Wordle letter-counting.
- (decision) Daily word rollover at midnight EST/EDT (America/New_York, observes DST)
- (event) PRD finalized