install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install wordplay

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install wordplay

MacPorts ports tree · games/wordplay/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install wordplay

Debian stable package indexes · wordplay · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Anagram generator

Project links

Commands and aliases

wordplay

history

Project history and usage

wordplay is a small ANSI C anagram generator by Evans A. Criswell. Its own homepage records version 1.00 as created on 1991-03-29, version 7.22 as released on 1996-03-20, and describes Unix, DOS, and OS/2 distributions.

Project history

The author says the first version was written in FORTRAN for Microsoft FORTRAN 5.0 on OS/2 and could only produce two-word anagrams with a brute-force approach. It was converted to C as version 4.00 on 1993-04-30, and version 5.00 introduced a recursive approach on 1993-11-08 that removed the fixed word-count limit.

How it is used

The program anagrams an input string using its bundled word file, while allowing a different dictionary file to be supplied. Debian's package description preserves the same niche: a command-line anagram generator that can use language wordlists.

Why package nerds care

wordplay is package-manager archaeology: a compact 1990s command-line word tool that survived because it is simple, portable C and useful enough for word-game and text-play workflows.

Timeline

1991-03-29: Version 1.00 is created.
1993-04-30: Version 4.00 converts the program from FORTRAN to C.
1993-11-08: Version 5.00 introduces recursive multi-word anagram generation.
1996-03-20: Version 7.22 is released for Unix.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`wordplay`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version7.22

manager updated2026-06-19

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://hsvmovies.com/static_subpages/personal_orig/wordplay/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://hsvmovies.com/static_subpages/personal_orig/wordplay/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:wordplay
Version	7.22
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wordplay
Homepage	https://hsvmovies.com/static_subpages/personal_orig/wordplay/
Upstream docs	https://hsvmovies.com/static_subpages/personal_orig/wordplay
License	LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent
Source archive	https://hsvmovies.com/static_subpages/personal_orig/wordplay/wordplay722.tar.Z
Last updated	2026-06-19T12:33:04-07:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	wordplay
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

wordplay 8.0-1

anagram generator

https://github.com/mendelmunkis/wordplay

sudo apt install wordplay

Section: games
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wordplay

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: wordplay from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

wordplay 8.0-1

anagram generator

https://github.com/mendelmunkis/wordplay

sudo apt install wordplay

Section: universe/games
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wordplay

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: wordplay from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

MacPorts95%

wordplay

sudo port install wordplay

normalized package name match
Matched by: Wordplay

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/wordplay/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/wordplay.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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