Copy Review — Pukhtoodle
Pukhtoodle is a daily Pashto word game — think Wordle, but for Pashto. Every piece of text in the game is listed in the table below, followed by screenshots of how each screen looks in context.
Please flag anything that feels unnatural, wrong register, misspelled, or could land better in Pashto. The English is just for reference — your focus should be entirely on the Pashto copy.
| Location | English | پښتو |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | ||
| App name | Pukhtoodle | پښتوډل |
| Tagline | Six tries. One word. Every day. | شپږ هڅې. یوه کلمه. هره ورځ. |
| Welcome screen | ||
| CTA button | PLAY | — |
| Help modal | ||
| Heading | How to Play | — |
| Intro line 1 | Guess the Pukhtoodle in 6 tries. | د پښتوډل ۶ هڅو کې وټاکئ. |
| Intro line 2 | Each guess must be a valid 5-letter Pashto word. Hit Enter to submit. | هره هڅه باید د ۵ توریو سمه کلمه وي. د ننوستو لپاره Enter فشار ورکړئ. |
| Intro line 3 | After each guess, the tile colors change to show how close you were. | د هرې هڅې وروسته، د کاڼو رنګ به بدل شي چې ستاسو هڅه د کلمې سره څومره نږدې وه وښيي. |
| Examples heading | Examples | مثالونه |
| Example 1 (correct) | س is in the word and in the correct spot. | د س توری کلمه کې دی او سم ځای کې دی. |
| Example 2 (present) | ح is in the word but in the wrong spot. | د ح توری کلمه کې دی خو سم ځای کې نه دی. |
| Example 3 (absent) | ل is not in the word in any spot. | د ل توری د کلمې په هیڅ ځای کې نه دی. |
| Closing line | A new Pukhtoodle will be available each day! | هره ورځ یو نوی پښتوډل شتون لري! |
| Stats modal | ||
| Heading | Statistics | — |
| Stat labels | Played · Win % · Streak · Wins | — |
| Section labels | Guess Distribution · Next Pukhtoodle | — |
| Share button | Share → Copied! | — |
| Toasts | ||
| Invalid word | — | کلمه پیژندل شوې نه ده! |
| Result modal | ||
| Win message | — | ماشاءالله، ډیره ښه وکړل! |
| Lose message | — | بخښنه، کلمه وه «...»! |
| OK button | — | ښه |
| Share / clipboard text | ||
| Share header | Pukhtoodle.online | نن ورځ پښتوډل |
| Footer | ||
| Credits | Made by Nabeel · Courtesy by thePashto | — |
ماشاءالله، ډیره ښه وکړل!
بخښنه، کلمه وه «ستوري»!
د پښتوډل ۶ هڅو کې وټاکئ.
Guess the Pukhtoodle in 6 tries.
شپږ هڅې. یوه کلمه. هره ورځ.
Six tries. One word. Every day.