Emoji Cats Word Guess
by Tachyon Labs
Got a minute? Purrfect, guess a word! English, Spanish, German, or French words!
App Name | Emoji Cats Word Guess |
---|---|
Developer | Tachyon Labs |
Category | Word |
Download Size | 5 MB |
Latest Version | 1.17 |
Average Rating | 5.00 |
Rating Count | 43 |
Google Play | Download |
AppBrain | Download Emoji Cats Word Guess Android app |
Emoji Cats Word Guess is a fast, friendly, and fun word-guessing and language-learning game with a whopping database of over 150,000 English, Spanish, German, and French words.
So many words makes for gameplay that is always fresh, and guessing one word at a time makes Emoji Cats Word Guess ideal for any time you've got a minute because you're on hold, waiting in line, wanting to do "just one more thing" before starting something you've been procrastinating on, etc.
You might enjoy trying to guess a word as quickly as possible, or you might find guessing more slowly to be kind of meditative and soothing (tapping the letters can be kind of like popping bubble wrap đž). In addition to exercising your brain by figuring out words and recognizing patterns of common letters, any time you get an unfamiliar word that youâre curious about, you can just tap it in the endgame popup to see its definition.
âEasierâ, âHarderâ, "Spanish", "German", "French", and âSwordsâ
The words you get during gameplay depend on which dictionary setting you've selected:
Emoji Cats Word Guessâs âEasierâ dictionary setting uses a 2,726-word lightly-edited subset of the 2013 public-domain âNew General Service Listâ of âcore high frequency vocabulary words for students of English as a second languageâ. Ease of guessing will vary with word length and more vs less common letters, but they'll all be familiar words.
The âHarderâ setting uses a 148,182-word lightly-edited subset of the public-domain âEnhanced North American Benchmark LExiconâ (ENABLE) word list â basically a Scrabble dictionary with the addition of longer words as well. The âEasierâ words are here too, but youâll also find lots of specialized terminology, obscurities, alternate spellings, and so on.
The "Spanish", "German", and "French" settings use lightly-edited subsets of lists of the 5,000 most-frequently-used Spanish, German, and French words.
Especially if, like me, you're learning some of these languages and could always use even more occasions to work with their core vocabulary words, give these settings a try! The endgame popup doubles as an enhanced flashcard for language learning - just tap the word to see its definition, usage and historical information, and for many words even be able to hear the pronunciation.
Re âlightly-editedâ: First, I only included words equal to or fewer than 12 letters long, and with no apostrophes or hyphens, as a UI decision, and second, I didnât include things (for example slurs and diseases) that you wouldnât really want popping up in peopleâs faces during a word game for a general audience.
The âSwordsâ setting uses a 150-word dictionary of types of swords plus names of named swords both real and fictional, as a bonus feature for anyone who would see âemojicatswordguessâ and want to parse it as âEmoji Cat Sword Guessâ in addition to âEmoji Cats Word Guessâ. đč
Thank you for playing Emoji Cats Word Guess!
Emoji Cats Word Guess began its life as a from-scratch âtake home projectâ as part of qualifying for onsite interviews at a top tech company. I thought that both the project and the resulting onsites went very well, but unfortunately I didnât get picked for the job. đż
However, I had really liked (and gotten compliments on during the interviews) the âany type of user interface is acceptableâ user interface I had come up with, including using emojis because the time constraints made it impractical to create my own graphics. And post-onsites I found myself continuing to pick up my phone and play a few rounds while waiting for a web page to load, app to build, etc.
So I decided to give the game a new life as my second published app (after researching and editing dictionaries for it to use in place of the companyâs API). I hope you enjoy Emoji Cats Word Guess too, and again, thanks for playing!
Tané Tachyon
Tachyon Labs
Got a minute? Guess a word! Try Emoji Cats Word Guess today â free and ad free!
Recent changes:
Updated for compatibility with Android OS version 11/R, more dialog.
So many words makes for gameplay that is always fresh, and guessing one word at a time makes Emoji Cats Word Guess ideal for any time you've got a minute because you're on hold, waiting in line, wanting to do "just one more thing" before starting something you've been procrastinating on, etc.
You might enjoy trying to guess a word as quickly as possible, or you might find guessing more slowly to be kind of meditative and soothing (tapping the letters can be kind of like popping bubble wrap đž). In addition to exercising your brain by figuring out words and recognizing patterns of common letters, any time you get an unfamiliar word that youâre curious about, you can just tap it in the endgame popup to see its definition.
âEasierâ, âHarderâ, "Spanish", "German", "French", and âSwordsâ
The words you get during gameplay depend on which dictionary setting you've selected:
Emoji Cats Word Guessâs âEasierâ dictionary setting uses a 2,726-word lightly-edited subset of the 2013 public-domain âNew General Service Listâ of âcore high frequency vocabulary words for students of English as a second languageâ. Ease of guessing will vary with word length and more vs less common letters, but they'll all be familiar words.
The âHarderâ setting uses a 148,182-word lightly-edited subset of the public-domain âEnhanced North American Benchmark LExiconâ (ENABLE) word list â basically a Scrabble dictionary with the addition of longer words as well. The âEasierâ words are here too, but youâll also find lots of specialized terminology, obscurities, alternate spellings, and so on.
The "Spanish", "German", and "French" settings use lightly-edited subsets of lists of the 5,000 most-frequently-used Spanish, German, and French words.
Especially if, like me, you're learning some of these languages and could always use even more occasions to work with their core vocabulary words, give these settings a try! The endgame popup doubles as an enhanced flashcard for language learning - just tap the word to see its definition, usage and historical information, and for many words even be able to hear the pronunciation.
Re âlightly-editedâ: First, I only included words equal to or fewer than 12 letters long, and with no apostrophes or hyphens, as a UI decision, and second, I didnât include things (for example slurs and diseases) that you wouldnât really want popping up in peopleâs faces during a word game for a general audience.
The âSwordsâ setting uses a 150-word dictionary of types of swords plus names of named swords both real and fictional, as a bonus feature for anyone who would see âemojicatswordguessâ and want to parse it as âEmoji Cat Sword Guessâ in addition to âEmoji Cats Word Guessâ. đč
Thank you for playing Emoji Cats Word Guess!
Emoji Cats Word Guess began its life as a from-scratch âtake home projectâ as part of qualifying for onsite interviews at a top tech company. I thought that both the project and the resulting onsites went very well, but unfortunately I didnât get picked for the job. đż
However, I had really liked (and gotten compliments on during the interviews) the âany type of user interface is acceptableâ user interface I had come up with, including using emojis because the time constraints made it impractical to create my own graphics. And post-onsites I found myself continuing to pick up my phone and play a few rounds while waiting for a web page to load, app to build, etc.
So I decided to give the game a new life as my second published app (after researching and editing dictionaries for it to use in place of the companyâs API). I hope you enjoy Emoji Cats Word Guess too, and again, thanks for playing!
Tané Tachyon
Tachyon Labs
Recent changes:
Updated for compatibility with Android OS version 11/R, more dialog.