Typo Detective
Spot the typo in each card before the timer runs out.
Designed and developed by Savvy Tech Sphere, LLC
About Typo Detective
Typo Detective is a daily proofreading game. Each card shows a short snippet (a product label, a menu item, a sign, a headline, or an instruction line) and your job is to spot the one word with a typo before the timer drains. Daily mode runs twelve snippets in a row with a three-mistake budget; practice mode plays a single snippet so you can warm up.
Every snippet is original copy written for this game. The typos are real spelling mistakes (a doubled letter, a dropped letter, a transposed pair, or a single substituted letter). No grammar, punctuation, homophone, or capitalization variants ship in v1, so the first thirty seconds need no tutorial: read, find the misspelled word, tap it.
High score, current streak, and daily completion live in browser local storage on your device only. Nothing about your runs is sent off device beyond the standard derived telemetry numbers (score, mode, snippet id, correct or wrong) that every embedded game emits. Mobile web is a first-class target: every word is a real button with a 44 by 44 minimum tap target, screen readers announce the result and the correction, and the card text reflows for small screens.
How to Play
- Read the snippet on the card. Each visible word is a tappable button.
- Tap (or click, or focus and press Enter) the one word that contains a typo.
- A correct tap flashes green and slides the next card in. A wrong tap flashes red, reveals the corrected spelling for about a second, and uses one of your three mistake pips.
- Daily ends after twelve snippets or three misses. The current score, mistake pips, and progress count live above the card so you always know where you stand.
- Keyboard navigation works everywhere: every card word, menu button, and quit control is reachable by Tab and activated with Enter or Space.
Tips & Tricks
- Read the whole snippet once before tapping. Some typos hide near the end of the card while easy looking words sit at the start.
- Watch for doubled letters and the most common transpositions (-ie- versus -ei-, -or- versus -our-). They cover most of the bank.
- A clean run of correct taps stacks a streak bonus on top of the per-snippet base score, so finishing fast and clean matters more than guessing fast and wrong.
- Daily replays do not extend the streak. Use practice mode to warm up if you want a stress-free pass before the daily.
Scoring
- Base correct: 100 points per snippet you tap correctly.
- Time bonus: up to 50 bonus points per snippet, decaying linearly to zero across a 12 second window from when the card was rendered.
- Streak bonus: 25 bonus points per consecutive correct answer, capped at 100 bonus points.
- A wrong tap scores 0 and resets the streak to zero. Three wrong taps end the run; previously cleared snippets in the same run keep their score.
Daily and practice
- Daily: twelve snippets picked deterministically by UTC date. Every player sees the same set on the same day, so daily scores compare cleanly.
- Practice: one warm-up snippet drawn from the same bank. Practice does not extend the streak and does not count toward the daily completion.
- Streak: only the first daily clear of a UTC day bumps the streak counter. A failed daily resets the streak to zero.
Privacy
- Typo Detective does not send any of your taps off device. Telemetry events carry only derived numbers (score, mode, snippet id, correct or wrong, elapsed milliseconds).
- The snippet bank is bundled with the game and never carries personal data; every snippet is original text written for this game.
- High score, current streak, and daily completion are stored in browser local storage on your device only. Clearing site data resets them.
Use cases*
- Quick proofreading break: twelve snippets fit comfortably in a coffee queue.
- Eye for detail warm-up: scanning short text for one wrong character builds a small habit of reading carefully before clicking.
- Friendly competition: every player sees the same daily set, so scores compare cleanly.
- Mobile friendly play: the card reflows for small screens and only needs taps.
*Typo Detective is an entertainment game and not a cognitive training tool. Use case suggestions are for casual play only.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I play Typo Detective?
Spot the typo in each card before the timer runs out.
Is Typo Detective free to play?
Typo Detective is free to play on STS Games in any modern web browser.
What kind of game is Typo Detective?
Typo Detective is a word game designed for quick, replayable sessions.