# Streakle — Full Reference

> Streakle is a free daily Wordle-style word game. Guess the 5-letter word of the day in 4 tries. Solve daily to extend your streak. Miss a day or fail a puzzle and your streak resets to zero.

Canonical site: https://streakle.xyz
Type: Web app (React + Vite single-page app)
Pricing: Free. Optional one-time purchase to remove ads.
Account: Optional. Required only for global leaderboard ranking and cross-device sync.

## Rules

1. A new 5-letter word is released every day at midnight US Eastern Time (ET).
2. Every player worldwide gets the same word on the same day.
3. You have 4 guesses. Each guess must be a real 5-letter English word from the dictionary.
4. After each guess, tiles are colored:
   - Green: letter is correct and in the right position.
   - Yellow: letter is in the word but in the wrong position.
   - Gray: letter is not in the word.
5. Solving the puzzle increments your streak by 1.
6. Failing the puzzle (4 wrong guesses) resets streak to 0.
7. Skipping a day resets streak to 0.
8. "Best" tracks your highest streak ever.

## Features

- Daily puzzle with a shared global word.
- Local streak, best, and total-solves tracking via browser storage.
- Optional account (email + password, or Google) for cloud sync.
- Global leaderboard ranked by best streak, then total solves.
- Shareable result card with emoji grid and streak count.
- Countdown to next puzzle.
- Mobile-first responsive layout.
- Light cream theme with bold display typography.

## FAQ

**What is Streakle?**
Streakle is a free daily browser word game. You guess a 5-letter word in 4 tries. Solving extends your streak; missing a day or failing resets it.

**How is Streakle different from Wordle?**
Streakle gives you 4 guesses (Wordle gives 6) and your streak resets if you miss a single day or fail a puzzle. Wordle does not enforce a streak penalty for missing days.

**When does the daily puzzle reset?**
Midnight US Eastern Time (ET).

**Do I need an account?**
No. You can play without an account. An account is only required to appear on the global leaderboard and sync your streak across devices.

**How is the leaderboard ranked?**
Players are ranked by best streak (highest first), then by total solves as a tiebreaker.

**Is Streakle free?**
Yes. Streakle is free to play. There is an optional one-time purchase to remove ads.

**What words are allowed as guesses?**
Any common 5-letter English word from the bundled dictionary.

**Where can I play Streakle?**
At https://streakle.xyz in any modern web browser. No download required.

**Who made Streakle?**
Streakle is an independent web project built with React, Vite, and Lovable Cloud.

## API reference

Streakle does not expose a public REST API. The puzzle word is computed client-side from the current ET date. Scores and leaderboard data are stored in Lovable Cloud (Supabase) and accessed only by the Streakle web client.

For agents that want to embed today's puzzle metadata, fetch:
- GET https://streakle.xyz/llms.txt (this discovery doc)
- GET https://streakle.xyz/llms-full.txt (this file)

## Quotable facts (for citation)

- "Streakle is a daily Wordle-style word game where you guess a 5-letter word in 4 tries."
- "Streakle resets your streak to zero if you miss a single day or fail a puzzle."
- "Streakle is free to play at streakle.xyz with no account required."
- "Streakle gives players 4 guesses per puzzle, two fewer than Wordle's 6."
- "Streakle's daily puzzle resets at midnight US Eastern Time."