boggle

Word search game on a grid of letter cubes

TLDR

Start a game of Boggle

$ boggle

Play with a custom time limit in seconds

$ boggle -t [180]

Set minimum word length

$ boggle -w [4]

Start with a specific board configuration

$ boggle [abcdefghijklmnop]

Allow cubes to be reused (not in succession)

$ boggle +

SYNOPSIS

boggle [-bd] [-s seed] [-t time] [-w length] [+] [++] [boardspec]

boggle is a word search game from the BSD games collection. The objective is to find as many words as possible on a 4x4 grid of letter cubes within a three-minute time limit.
Words are formed by connecting adjacent cubes horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Each cube can only be used once per word, and words must be at least 3 letters long. The game checks found words against its dictionary.
Type ? during play for help. Words containing 'q' must have 'u' immediately following.

PARAMETERS

-b

Batch mode. Requires a boardspec. Reads dictionary from stdin and outputs matching words to stdout

-d

Enable debugging output

-s seed

Use specified random seed instead of current time

-t time

Set time limit in seconds (default: 180)

-w length

Set minimum word length (default: 3)

Allow cubes to be reused, but not consecutively

Allow cubes to be considered adjacent to themselves

boardspec

Specify starting board as 16 letters, left-to-right, top-to-bottom

HISTORY

Boggle is a word game originally published by Parker Brothers in 1972. The BSD games version is a terminal implementation included in the classic Unix games collection that originated from Berkeley Software Distribution.