A fun word guessing game that provides helpful hints to make guessing easier and more engaging!

• 🎮 Interactive word guessing gameplay
• 💡 Synonym hints for each word
• 🔤 First letter hints available
• 📊 Track your guesses and progress
• 🔄 Play multiple rounds
• 15 different words with multiple synonyms each

1. Run the script
2. The game will display underscores representing each letter of the hidden word
3. Guess letters one at a time
4. Type 'hint' to get a synonym hint
5. Type 'first' to reveal the first letter
6. You have 7 incorrect guesses before game over
7. Win by guessing all letters in the word!

No external dependencies required! Uses only Python standard library.

python word_guess_with_hints.py

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   WORD GUESS WITH HINTS GAME
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Guess the word letter by letter!
Type 'hint' for a synonym hint
Type 'first' for the first letter hint

Word: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Guesses left: 7
Guessed letters: None

Enter a letter (or 'hint'/'first'): hint
💡 Synonym hint: machine

Word: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Guesses left: 7
Guessed letters: None

Enter a letter (or 'hint'/'first'): c
✓ Correct!

The game includes words related to:

• Programming and technology
• Computer hardware and software
• Development concepts
• Technical terminology

• Synonym Hints: Get a related word that describes the target word
• First Letter Hint: Reveals the first letter of the word
• Guess Tracking: See all letters you've already tried
• Lives System: 7 incorrect guesses allowed
• Win Condition: Guess all letters before running out of lives

This project is part of the #1004 issue for the 100LinesOfPythonCode repository.

Contribution to 100 Lines of Python Code Challenge

Open source contribution - part of Hacktoberfest 2025