Play Boggle in the Terminal
Race the clock to find words hidden in a 4x4 letter grid.
Run boggle to start a round and type the words you find.
01Command
Command
$ boggle02What it does
bsdgames' boggle generates a grid of letters and challenges you to find as many words as possible before time runs out. It accepts a word list for validation and scores longer words higher, making it a compact language game for the terminal.
03Risk
!Warning: The game needs a dictionary to validate words; without the installed word list, it may reject valid guesses.
04Undo
✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.
05Sources
- Debian package: bsdgamesEvidence: Installs bsdgames, which includes the boggle word game.
- boggle(6) — Debian manpageEvidence: Documents boggle, a terminal word-search game.
Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Category: Developer
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