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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today is the 346th #TiledWords puzzle Lisa and I have written. Starting tomorrow, the puzzles will be written by Blue Ox’s talented team of puzzle writers. I’ve seen their first batch of puzzles and they’re a lot of fun.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Let me make it clear: without people at the top of their game sharing their experience and knowledge—regardless of whatever ‘game changing’ technology is in place—we are pulling up the ladders and committing our industry to stagnation and death.” bell.bz/youll-miss-p...

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You’ll miss publishers when they’re gone

Ever since Piccalilli started to get traction, I’ve always seen CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine and A List Apart (among others) as peers. We all help each other behind the scenes and importantly, back…

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Alex Russell @infrequently.org · 14/09/2026

Jeremy's whole post is worth a read, and I would underline + bold the last point: the web is the superior choice for privacy and security, and it's anti-web *and anti-user* to be preferencing native app install affordances: adactio.com/journal/22757

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Stalling installing

Trying to get past Webkit’s blockage at the W3C.

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I’ve got big news! Tiled Words is being acquired by Blue Ox Family Games. I’m also joining Blue Ox to help them revamp their website, bring their beloved mobile games to the web, and integrate Tiled Words into their platform.

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Tiled Words is joining Blue Ox Family Games (and so am I!)

Tiled Words is being acquired by Blue Ox Family Games. I’m also joining Blue Ox to help them revamp their website, bring their beloved mobile games to the web, and integrate Tiled Words into their pla...

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 23/08/2026

Adding a little skull to this new linocut print - because why not everyone loves a 💀 right?

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Well dang. It seems like view transitions are broken in iOS Safari. When a view transition is running the area below the floating menu bars gets covered in a flat background obscuring the content underneath. Has anyone run into this? Any fixes worth trying? #WebDev #CSS

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I just published 50 new #TiledWords player puzzles! Thank you to everyone who submitted puzzles. There are some really fun ones in this batch. Check them all out here: tiledwords.com/player-puzzl...

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Designer friends, do you like working with color scales (e.g. blue-1 through blue-10)? They seem very neat and tidy but I get incredibly frustrated with them whenever I use them. #Design #DesignSystems

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Are there good free tools for creating mood boards? I’ve got a bunch of reference images but need a good way to share and organize them #design

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Chris Coyier @chriscoyier.net · 28/07/2026

Data dump from @deque.com's latest survey. www.deque.com/blog/new-rep... Feels like an awfully high number of people saying they actively prompt for accessible output.

- 96% of engineering leaders say they actively prompt for accessible output

Yet

- 96% of homepages have accessibility failures
- 60% of models fail *every& accessibility test

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

every gardener i follow is going absolutely hogwild flexing that they eat lettuce from behind their house. i've never seen gardeners act like this in my life. this is our super bowl. this is our olympics. gold medal in shitting normally

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I just added 9 new player-submitted puzzles to #TiledWords! Thank you to everyone who submits puzzles. There are some really fun ones in this batch. tiledwords.com/player-puzzl...

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I don't usually write about AI because it mostly bums me out. But I found it pretty cathartic to write this rant about OpenAI's newest product: paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/code... (Though I fear I may have become a curmudgeon)

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The Codex Micro is Physical Slop

OpenAI has finally released their first piece of long-awaited hardware: “The analog stick is a great fidget toy while you're waiting for Codex to complete a task.”

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David Aerne @meodai.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I find this a very intuitive way to work on a palette

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

There are 26 new #TiledWords player puzzles available! I just got back from vacation a few days ago and am catching up on publishing them. There are some great new ones! Check them all out here: tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/

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Jordan Running @jrunn.ing · 10/07/2026

My daily rotation: • puzzmo.com • tiledwords.com • glyph.today • canofwords.xyz • hankgreen.com/fourbythree • fourcorners.smol.quest Also spellbeeswax.com, which I’ve just been playing since yesterday.

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I'm really enjoying the creative layouts people are using in their custom #TiledWords puzzles. Check this one out tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/sun #Puzzles #GameDev

A Tiled Words puzzle where the tiles form the letters SUN

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I just published 77 new #TiledWords player puzzles! tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/page/1 Y'all have been blowing me away with all of these player puzzles. I was trying to play them all before posting them but I can't keep up!

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We could use some more clues for the upcoming #TiledWords community puzzle! If you've got ideas for words and clues for the theme "Fruit" submit them here: tiledwords.com/submit-clues/ Thanks!

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It was fun to read this review of Tiled Words by DLES.gg ! (Heads up: It's got spoilers for today's puzzle!) dles.gg/reviews/tile... #TiledWords #GameDev #Puzzle #WordGames #Wordle

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 16/06/2026

New post: We have a communication problem. (This message thread could have been a meeting) justinjackson.ca/communication

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We have a communication problem

This message thread could have been a meeting.

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#TiledWords players I need your help playtesting a performance improvement! There are some brand-new player submitted puzzles for you to test with: deploy-preview-47--tiled-words.netlify.app/player-puzzl... Can you try the link above and let me know if you run into issues?

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who pointed out the primate-related spelling issue in today’s #TiledWords puzzle. That word has been swapped out for another that works better in the puzzle.

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I just made some small performance improvements to #TiledWords - I improved the logic for finding the selected tile's "shadow" - I fixed a bug where multiple timers would accumulate as you played multiple levels Please let me know if you notice anything off! Thanks #GameDev #WebDev

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nat alison @tesseralis.site · 30/05/2026

Was honestly pretty shocked when I saw it, but it's there.

149. When we offload the task of styling web pages to preset utility classes, we lose the fundamental spirit that makes elevates humanity as children of God. From the humble carpentry of Joseph, to the masterful artistry of the Notre Dame, to the handcrafted design of GeoCities webpages, we must not allow automation and convenience to cloud our minds from the dignity of good work. We must take care not to build a new Tower of Babel, one of "bw-2"s and "grey-5"s.[151]

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Benita Skinner @benitaskinner.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The #TiledWords puzzle has become a daily joy for me to play - and I was able to submit a ‘Sewing’ theme puzzle, which is now live! 👏

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I just released 4 more #TiledWords puzzles for your weekend. These ones share a theme! - Sewing by @benitaskinner.bsky.social - Quilt by @inarticulatequilter.mastodon.art.ap.brid.gy - Hobbies by Crimperman - Art by Andrew tiledwords.com/player-puzzl... How fast can you solve them?

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I just published four more player-submitted #TiledWords puzzles! - "Rivers of the world" by MilesArcher (this one has a very interesting tile layout) - "Gossip" by Markus - "Colorful words" by Stephan - "Race" by Wally_Dug tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/page/1

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I solved the “Allergies ” #TiledWords puzzle created by David! 🕒 4 minutes, 1 second 💡 0/3 reveals used tiledwords.com/player-puzzl... This was a fun one!

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

It was really fun chatting with Craig at @playlin.io about #TiledWords We got into the game's origins, how my wife and I make the puzzles together, some of my favorite little details and more. You can read the whole conversation here: playlin.io/features/paul-hebert/ #GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzle

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How Tiled Words Got Made (Mostly After Bedtime)

Discover and explore curated web games with Playlin. Your gateway to unique and exciting games, all in one place.

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Today I'm launching player-submitted puzzles for #TiledWords! There are 10 brand-new puzzles created by players like you that you can play right now: https:// tiledwords.com/puzzles/page/1 Solve new puzzles about bees, chess, animation, fantasy creatures and more! #GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzle

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Myzreal @myzreal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Why did no one tell me math can be fun #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We released the 200th #TiledWords puzzle today! I can't believe we're at 200 already! It seems like we were releasing out 100th puzzle yesterday. Today's theme is "bowl" if you want to check it out: tiledwords.com/puzzles/daily #GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzle #Wordle

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I just released a new #TiledWords feature which should make it easier to play through the backlog! You can now hide already-completed puzzles on the Past Puzzles page so you can find your next puzzle more quickly! #GameDev #IndieDev

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taylor.town @taylor.town · 01/05/2026

My friend built a super satisfying word game! Play for free: tiledwords.com

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Tiled Words

A daily word puzzle with a twist

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who gave feedback on #TiledWords! The number 1 request was an easier way to search the backlog for puzzles you haven't completed yet. This isn't out yet but is coming soon. Which option do you prefer? The text links/buttons? Or the toggle switch? #GameDev #Design #puzzle

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#TiledWords turned 6 months old last week! Thank you to everyone who plays and shares the game. I wrote a little update about the first 6 months and what's coming next: paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/six-... #GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzle

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Tiled Words: 6 Months of Daily Puzzles

This flies when you're having fun (4 letters)

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I would rather have time to do things slowly than tools to do things quickly (this does not apply to cleaning the house)

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

#TiledWords now has user accounts! - You can sync you progress across multiple devices - You can share your profile and stats with friends - Your progress is backed up in case it gets deleted on your device To create an account, sign up here: https:// tiledwords.com/sign-up

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Josh Collinsworth @collinsworth.dev · 10/04/2026

Aging was supposed to happen in base 12, not base 10. You're actually meant to be a kid until 12, a teenager until 24, a 20-something until you're 36, and in your thirties until you're 48. Your 40s should last until you're 60. That's why every decade milestone (30, 40, etc.) feels premature.

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I'm working on adding profile pages to #TiledWords. Is there a stat you would want to see on your profile? #GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzles

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Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It was a fun surprise to hear Tiled Words mentioned in episode 693 of @shoptalkshow.com ! If you like puzzles or word games give it a try! tiledwords.com

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