Numerical Word Guessing Game

A method of operating a numerical word guessing game, comprising:

• assigning numeric values to each letter of an alphabet;
• selecting a puzzle word of predetermined length;
• determining a target sum equal to a sum of the numeric values of the letters of the puzzle word;
• presenting the target sum to a player as an initial hint;
• receiving, from the player, a guess word;
• calculating a numeric sum of the letters of the guess word;
• identifying one or more letters of the guess word that are present in the puzzle word;
• and
• providing feedback identifying a relative numeric position of each identified letter within the puzzle word, including whether the letter represents a minimum value, a maximum value, or an intermediary value between the minimum and the maximum.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to:

• assign numeric values to letters of an alphabet;
• select a puzzle word and present to a player a target sum equal to the sum of the puzzle word's letters;
• receive a guess word from the player;
• calculate the numeric sum of the guess word;
• determine whether one or more letters of the guess word are present in the puzzle word;
• and
• provide feedback to the player identifying relative numeric positions of the letters within the puzzle word, including at least one of a minimum value, maximum value, or intermediary values between the minimum and maximum.