Target

Ben Buxton

About this game

The classic anagram word puzzle, as seen in daily newspapers worldwide.

From a 9-letter grid, find words of 4 letter or more. Words must contain the middle letter, and there is at least one nine-letter word.

UK & US disctionary.

Licenced under the GPL, see: https://github.com/buxtronix/target

Ratings and reviews

I really like this app, it's a nice ad free implementation of the classic puzzle. I like being able to choose whether to play against the clock, and to choose a puzzle with lots of words to find or only a few. It took me a while to figure out that's what the built in word count was for, it wasn't explained in the instructions. My only gripe is with the inconsistency about "no plurals ending in s" rule. Shirts is allowed but shires is not. I avoid puzzles with s, too frustrating.

Had this game for a while & it's great for passing time during my commute when I don't fancy reading. It worked. Then it didn't. Then it did again. Not a huge fan of profanities being allowed. One more thing, which really bugs me: when I opt for English (UK) version, I do not expect US spelling... i.e. color. Definitely not UK spelling. Minor thing for some but rather annoying...

Fantastic app! Very clean UI, the game follows traditional rules, and the dictionary is perfect (excludes plurals, proper nouns, etc.). This is without a doubt the best made Target game out there. No ads, no nonsense, and I love that you can move the game to the bottom half, makes it easier to use on larger screens. Thank you for updating it for modern phones:)

What's new

Tablet issues addressed.