The Word Guessing-game

Wordle look-alike guessing game built with React, Vite, Bootstrap, Express and MongoDB.
For full project description and technical information, see INFO.md

This project also includes a Jest-tested custom-built feedback algorithm used to evaluate each guess.
For more information see: https://github.com/Paajt/Tested-Wordle-Algorithm

Requirements

• Node.js (v18 or later)
• MongoDB (running locally)

Instructions

1. Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/Paajt/Guessing-game.git
cd Guessing-game

2. Install dependencies

npm install

This will also automatically build the frontend with Vite.

3. MongoDB

   ❗ Important: MongoDB must be running before starting the server.

   If you're using MongoDB Compass or another GUI, make sure the database is available at:

mongodb://localhost:27017/guessing-game

4. Start the server

npm start

5. Visit the app at:

http://localhost:5080

Run tests with:

npm test