Hey programmers! In this exciting blog, we’ll learn how to build a Word Guessing Game using HTML CSS & JavaScript. The game is very similar to the hangman game.
The word guessing game is a task in which a player has to find all letters of a random word in the given number of trials. There you will also get hints to guess the correct word which will make your task easy.
To create this interesting and fun-involved Game in JavaScript, we need to create four Files: HTML, CSS & JavaScript Files.
First, create an index.html file as per the below source code.
File name: index.html
Location: rootHTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Word Guessing Game JavaScript | CodingIsEasy</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<h1>Guess the Word</h1>
<div class="content">
<input type="text" class="typing-input" maxlength="1">
<div class="inputs"></div>
<div class="details">
<p class="hint">Hint: <span></span></p>
<p class="guess-left">Remaining guesses: <span></span></p>
<p class="wrong-letter">Wrong letters: <span></span></p>
</div>
<button class="reset-btn">Reset Game</button>
</div>
</div>
<script src="js/words.js"></script>
<script src="js/script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Now create a CSS file and write the below CSS.
File name: style.css
Location: rootCSS
/* Import Google font - Poppins */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');
*{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}
body{
display: flex;
padding: 0 10px;
min-height: 100vh;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
background: #1BB295;
}
.wrapper{
width: 430px;
background: #fff;
border-radius: 10px;
box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
.wrapper h1{
font-size: 25px;
font-weight: 500;
padding: 20px 25px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}
.wrapper .content{
margin: 25px 25px 35px;
}
.content .inputs{
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
}
.inputs input{
height: 57px;
width: 56px;
margin: 4px;
font-size: 24px;
font-weight: 500;
color: #1ba98c;
text-align: center;
border-radius: 5px;
background: none;
pointer-events: none;
text-transform: uppercase;
border: 1px solid #B5B5B5;
}
.typing-input {
opacity: 0;
z-index: -999;
position: absolute;
pointer-events: none;
}
.inputs input:first-child{
margin-left: 0px;
}
.content .details{
margin: 20px 0 25px;
}
.details p{
font-size: 19px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.content .reset-btn{
width: 100%;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
color: #fff;
outline: none;
padding: 15px 0;
font-size: 17px;
border-radius: 5px;
background: #1BB295;
transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.content .reset-btn:hover{
background: #18a589;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 460px) {
.wrapper {
width: 100%;
}
.wrapper h1{
font-size: 22px;
padding: 16px 20px;
}
.wrapper .content{
margin: 25px 20px 35px;
}
.inputs input{
height: 51px;
width: 50px;
margin: 3px;
font-size: 22px;
}
.details p{
font-size: 17px;
}
.content .reset-btn{
padding: 14px 0;
font-size: 16px;
}
}
Now, create the heart i.e. the JavaScript file with the name words.js and paste the given codes into that file.
File name: words.js
Location: root
const wordList = [
{
word: "python",
hint: "programming language"
},
{
word: "guitar",
hint: "a musical instrument"
},
{
word: "aim",
hint: "a purpose or intention"
},
{
word: "venus",
hint: "planet of our solar system"
},
{
word: "gold",
hint: "a yellow precious metal"
},
{
word: "ebay",
hint: "online shopping site"
},
{
word: "golang",
hint: "programming language"
},
{
word: "coding",
hint: "related to programming"
},
{
word: "matrix",
hint: "science fiction movie"
},
{
word: "bugs",
hint: "related to programming"
},
{
word: "avatar",
hint: "epic science fiction film"
},
{
word: "gif",
hint: "a file format for image"
},
{
word: "mental",
hint: "related to the mind"
},
{
word: "map",
hint: "diagram represent of an area"
},
{
word: "island",
hint: "land surrounded by water"
},
{
word: "hockey",
hint: "a famous outdoor game"
},
{
word: "chess",
hint: "related to an indoor game"
},
{
word: "viber",
hint: "a social media app"
},
{
word: "github",
hint: "code hosting platform"
},
{
word: "png",
hint: "a image file format"
},
{
word: "silver",
hint: "precious greyish-white metal"
},
{
word: "mobile",
hint: "an electronic device"
},
{
word: "gpu",
hint: "computer component"
},
{
word: "java",
hint: "programming language"
},
{
word: "google",
hint: "famous search engine"
},
{
word: "venice",
hint: "famous city of waters"
},
{
word: "excel",
hint: "microsoft product for windows"
},
{
word: "mysql",
hint: "a relational database system"
},
{
word: "nepal",
hint: "developing country name"
},
{
word: "flute",
hint: "a musical instrument"
},
{
word: "crypto",
hint: "related to cryptocurrency"
},
{
word: "tesla",
hint: "unit of magnetic flux density"
},
{
word: "mars",
hint: "planet of our solar system"
},
{
word: "proxy",
hint: "related to server application"
},
{
word: "email",
hint: "related to exchanging message"
},
{
word: "html",
hint: "markup language for the web"
},
{
word: "air",
hint: "related to a gas"
},
{
word: "idea",
hint: "a thought or suggestion"
},
{
word: "server",
hint: "related to computer or system"
},
{
word: "svg",
hint: "a vector image format"
},
{
word: "jpeg",
hint: "a image file format"
},
{
word: "search",
hint: "act to find something"
},
{
word: "key",
hint: "small piece of metal"
},
{
word: "egypt",
hint: "a country name"
},
{
word: "joker",
hint: "psychological thriller film"
},
{
word: "dubai",
hint: "developed country name"
},
{
word: "photo",
hint: "representation of person or scene"
},
{
word: "nile",
hint: "largest river in the world"
},
{
word: "rain",
hint: "related to a water"
},
]
Now, we are remaining with one more file that is script.js. Create a file named script with extension .js.
File name: script.js
Location: root
const inputs = document.querySelector(".inputs"),
hintTag = document.querySelector(".hint span"),
guessLeft = document.querySelector(".guess-left span"),
wrongLetter = document.querySelector(".wrong-letter span"),
resetBtn = document.querySelector(".reset-btn"),
typingInput = document.querySelector(".typing-input");
let word, maxGuesses, incorrectLetters = [], correctLetters = [];
function randomWord() {
let ranItem = wordList[Math.floor(Math.random() * wordList.length)];
word = ranItem.word;
maxGuesses = word.length >= 5 ? 8 : 6;
correctLetters = []; incorrectLetters = [];
hintTag.innerText = ranItem.hint;
guessLeft.innerText = maxGuesses;
wrongLetter.innerText = incorrectLetters;
let html = "";
for (let i = 0; i < word.length; i++) {
html += `<input type="text" disabled>`;
inputs.innerHTML = html;
}
}
randomWord();
function initGame(e) {
let key = e.target.value.toLowerCase();
if(key.match(/^[A-Za-z]+$/) && !incorrectLetters.includes(` ${key}`) && !correctLetters.includes(key)) {
if(word.includes(key)) {
for (let i = 0; i < word.length; i++) {
if(word[i] == key) {
correctLetters += key;
inputs.querySelectorAll("input")[i].value = key;
}
}
} else {
maxGuesses--;
incorrectLetters.push(` ${key}`);
}
guessLeft.innerText = maxGuesses;
wrongLetter.innerText = incorrectLetters;
}
typingInput.value = "";
setTimeout(() => {
if(correctLetters.length === word.length) {
alert(`Congrats! You found the word ${word.toUpperCase()}`);
return randomWord();
} else if(maxGuesses < 1) {
alert("Game over! You don't have remaining guesses");
for(let i = 0; i < word.length; i++) {
inputs.querySelectorAll("input")[i].value = word[i];
}
}
}, 100);
}
resetBtn.addEventListener("click", randomWord);
typingInput.addEventListener("input", initGame);
inputs.addEventListener("click", () => typingInput.focus());
document.addEventListener("keydown", () => typingInput.focus());
Congratulations, we have successfully developed the word guessing game using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Hope you found the article an interesting one. Stay tuned for more such tutorials.