Plaintext Panic!

Find as many words as you can

Only for Mac

Free

Mac

Plaintext Panic is a fast-paced word puzzle game with retro computer aesthetics. Each round gives you seven letters and two minutes on the clock. Find as many words as you can before time runs out. Longer words earn more points, and 5-, 6-, and 7-letter words add time. Every round has at least one 7-letter BINGO. Find it for 300 points and a 20-second time bonus. Meet the round’s point target or find every possible word to advance. The target starts at 400 points and increases by 25 each round, up to 525. Need a hint? Press Tab once per round to reveal three letters of an unfound bingo. After using a hint, all remaining bingos earn half points. Press Escape to pause and hide the board. FEATURES • Retro CRT monitor effects and sound • Green, amber, or white phosphor colors • Official NASPA Word List (NWL 2023), with 56,987 playable 3–7 letter words • Common-word option with 5,060 seven-letter starting words • Definitions for every possible word after each round • Local high scores Requires macOS 14 or later. No account is required.

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• Finding every word now advances the round, even when the available words cannot reach the point target. • Fixed pause and round-complete screens being overwritten by delayed messages. • Improved keyboard handling in Settings and other windows. • Improved sound playback and screen rendering. • Fixed high-score refreshes, scrolling counts, and word-list loading errors. • Updated instructions and screenshots.

Version 1.3

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    Information

    Seller
    John Bergmayer
    Size
    7.4 MB
    Category
    Word
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    9+
    Copyright
    © John Bergmayer
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