How do I install the Boggle skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/boggle in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Boggle safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Boggle?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Boggle free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Boggle?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Boggle by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Boggle
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

Boggle Solver

Fast trie-based DFS solver with dictionary-only matching. No AI/LLM guessing — words are validated exclusively against bundled dictionaries (359K English + 1.35M German).

Workflow (from photo)

Read the 4x4 grid from the photo (left-to-right, top-to-bottom)
Show the grid to the user and ask for confirmation before solving
Only after user confirms → run the solver
Always run English and German SEPARATELY — present as two labeled sections (🇬🇧 / 🇩🇪)

Solve a board

# English
python3 skills/boggle/scripts/solve.py ELMU ZBTS ETVO CKNA --lang en

# German
python3 skills/boggle/scripts/solve.py ELMU ZBTS ETVO CKNA --lang de

Each row is one argument (4 letters). Or use --letters:

python3 skills/boggle/scripts/solve.py --letters ELMUZBTSETVOCKNA --lang en

Options

Flag	Description
`--lang en/de`	Language (default: en; always run EN and DE separately)
`--min N`	Minimum word length (default: 3)
`--json`	JSON output with scores
`--dict FILE`	Custom dictionary (repeatable)

Scoring (standard Boggle)

3-4 letters: 1 pt
5 letters: 2 pts
6 letters: 3 pts
7 letters: 5 pts
8+ letters: 11 pts

How it works

Builds a trie from dictionary files (one-time, ~11s)
DFS traversal from every cell, pruned by trie prefixes
Adjacency: 8 neighbors (horizontal, vertical, diagonal)
Each cell used at most once per word
Qu tile support: Standard Boggle "Qu" tiles are handled as a single cell (e.g., QUENHARI... → "QU" occupies one position)
All matching is dictionary-only — no generative/guessed words

Data

Dictionaries are auto-downloaded from GitHub on first run if missing.

data/words_english_boggle.txt — 359K English words
data/words_german_boggle.txt — 1.35M German words

Performance

Trie build: ~11s (first run, 1.7M words)
Solve: <5ms per board

---name: boggledescription: Solve Boggle boards — find all valid words (German + English) on a 4x4 letter grid. Use when the user shares a Boggle photo, asks for words on a grid, or plays word games. Includes 1.7M word dictionaries (DE+EN).--- # Boggle Solver Fast trie-based DFS solver with dictionary-only matching. No AI/LLM guessing — words are validated exclusively against bundled dictionaries (359K English + 1.35M German). ## Workflow (from photo) 1. **Read the 4x4 grid** from the photo (left-to-right, top-to-bottom) 2. **Show the grid to the user and ask for confirmation** before solving 3. Only after user confirms → run the solver 4. **Always run English and German SEPARATELY** — present as two labeled sections (🇬🇧 / 🇩🇪) ## Solve a board ```bash # English python3 skills/boggle/scripts/solve.py ELMU ZBTS ETVO CKNA --lang en # German python3 skills/boggle/scripts/solve.py ELMU ZBTS ETVO CKNA --lang de ``` Each row is one argument (4 letters). Or use `--letters`: ```bash python3 skills/boggle/scripts/solve.py --letters ELMUZBTSETVOCKNA --lang en ``` ## Options | Flag | Description | |---|---| | `--lang en/de` | Language (default: en; **always run EN and DE separately**) | | `--min N` | Minimum word length (default: 3) | | `--json` | JSON output with scores | | `--dict FILE` | Custom dictionary (repeatable) | ## Scoring (standard Boggle) - 3-4 letters: 1 pt - 5 letters: 2 pts - 6 letters: 3 pts - 7 letters: 5 pts - 8+ letters: 11 pts ## How it works - Builds a trie from dictionary files (one-time, ~11s) - DFS traversal from every cell, pruned by trie prefixes - Adjacency: 8 neighbors (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) - Each cell used at most once per word - **Qu tile support:** Standard Boggle "Qu" tiles are handled as a single cell (e.g., `QUENHARI...` → "QU" occupies one position) - **All matching is dictionary-only** — no generative/guessed words ## Data Dictionaries are auto-downloaded from GitHub on first run if missing. - `data/words_english_boggle.txt` — 359K English words - `data/words_german_boggle.txt` — 1.35M German words ## Performance - Trie build: ~11s (first run, 1.7M words) - Solve: <5ms per board

Frequently asked questions

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