Super-Shiritori - Revision history

The CodeGhost: Switch the 4 profile pictures to the new clickable tab-bar gallery; fix Hosted in to reflect the move to Hawaii

2026-09-05T05:19:46Z

Switch the 4 profile pictures to the new clickable tab-bar gallery; fix Hosted in to reflect the move to Hawaii

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	{{Infobox application		{{Infobox application
	\| name = Super-Shiritori		\| name = Super-Shiritori
	\| ~~image~~ = ~~<gallery>~~		\| image1 = [[File:Super Shiritori Bot (Discord).png\|250px]]
	Super Shiritori Bot (Discord).png\|Main profile picture		\| caption1 = Main profile picture
	Super-Merritori.png\|Holiday profile picture		\| image2 = [[File:Super-Merritori.png\|250px]]
	Halloween Shiritori PFP.png\|Halloween profile picture		\| caption2 = Holiday profile picture
	Original Super-Shiritori PFP.webp\|Original profile picture		\| image3 = [[File:Halloween Shiritori PFP.png\|250px]]
	~~</gallery>~~		\| caption3 = Halloween profile picture
			\| image4 = [[File:Original Super-Shiritori PFP.webp\|250px]]
			\| caption4 = Original profile picture
	\| aliases = Super Shiritori, Shiritori		\| aliases = Super Shiritori, Shiritori
	\| type = Discord Bot		\| type = Discord Bot
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	\| status = Active		\| status = Active
	\| launched = November 22, 2024		\| launched = November 22, 2024
	\| ~~hosted~~ = Washington State, USA (via Discord)		\| hosted_from = Washington State, USA (via Discord)
			\| hosted = Hawaii, USA (via Discord)
	\| counterparts = [[Word-Curatori]] (originally called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)")<br>[[Vexitori]]		\| counterparts = [[Word-Curatori]] (originally called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)")<br>[[Vexitori]]
	}}		}}

The CodeGhost: Switch to the new Infobox application template (old Character infobox was broken Fandom Portable-Infobox markup)

2026-09-05T05:06:02Z

Switch to the new Infobox application template (old Character infobox was broken Fandom Portable-Infobox markup)

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	{{~~Character~~\|name=Super-Shiritori\|		{{Infobox application
	~~image1~~=<gallery>Super Shiritori Bot (Discord).png\|Main profile picture		\| name = Super-Shiritori
			\| image = <gallery>
			Super Shiritori Bot (Discord).png\|Main profile picture
	Super-Merritori.png\|Holiday profile picture		Super-Merritori.png\|Holiday profile picture
	Halloween Shiritori PFP.png\|Halloween profile picture		Halloween Shiritori PFP.png\|Halloween profile picture
	Original Super-Shiritori PFP.webp\|Original profile picture</gallery>		Original Super-Shiritori PFP.webp\|Original profile picture
	\|aliases=Super Shiritori, Shiritori		</gallery>
	\|~~birthDate~~=November 22, 2024		\| aliases = Super Shiritori, Shiritori
	\|~~birthPlace~~=Washington State, USA (via Discord)		\| type = Discord Bot
	~~\|gender=Male~~		\| function = Flagship word-chain game bot
	\|counterparts=[[Word-Curatori]] (~~Originally~~ called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)")<br>		\| platform = Discord
	[[Vexitori]]		\| status = Active
			\| launched = November 22, 2024
			\| hosted = Washington State, USA (via Discord)
			\| counterparts = [[Word-Curatori]] (originally called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)")<br>[[Vexitori]]
	}}		}}

The CodeGhost at 00:58, 29 August 2026

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	Since coming back online, an automatic restart-on-crash mechanism has been added, intended to make genuine 24/7 uptime realistic going forward; as of this writing, expected downtime is limited to maintenance, a crash severe enough to take the host machine itself down, or a power outage.		Since coming back online, an automatic restart-on-crash mechanism has been added, intended to make genuine 24/7 uptime realistic going forward; as of this writing, expected downtime is limited to maintenance, a crash severe enough to take the host machine itself down, or a power outage.

			Two further features followed directly from that same reality. A planned restart or shutdown can now carry a custom message to every active game instead of one of two generic canned notices, so players get an accurate heads-up — an estimated outage length, for example — rather than a vague "update" notice. For the opposite case, a total, zero-warning loss of power gives the bot no chance to warn anyone before going offline at all; there's no way around that physically. What it can do instead is explain itself retroactively: reconnecting after any outage it wasn't able to shut down cleanly for now posts a message acknowledging the unplanned downtime, noting that unannounced power loss is a real and recurring possibility given the host machine's location, and confirming that any interrupted games have already been restored.

	== Official Design ==		== Official Design ==

The CodeGhost at 03:51, 22 August 2026

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	The bot's dictionary began as a small curated word list originally compiled by OMG, creator of the Roblox game ''Word Bomb''. It later expanded through a bulk import of 320,000 words, followed by ongoing contributions from users, dictionary scraping from sources such as Merriam-Webster and Oxford, and the inclusion of acronyms, constructed languages, and foreign-language borrowings. The dictionary now exceeds 1.6 million entries. There is no anti-cheat system in place; players are free to consult external dictionaries or search engines, though playing without assistance is encouraged.		The bot's dictionary began as a small curated word list originally compiled by OMG, creator of the Roblox game ''Word Bomb''. It later expanded through a bulk import of 320,000 words, followed by ongoing contributions from users, dictionary scraping from sources such as Merriam-Webster and Oxford, and the inclusion of acronyms, constructed languages, and foreign-language borrowings. The dictionary now exceeds 1.6 million entries. There is no anti-cheat system in place; players are free to consult external dictionaries or search engines, though playing without assistance is encouraged.

	~~As of August 13, 2026, the~~ bot ~~has run continuously, 24 hours a day,~~ on hardware maintained directly by its developer, Ghost. ~~This followed~~ a military ~~permanent change~~ of ~~station~~ ({{wc\|PCS}}) relocation, ~~with household~~ expenses, including hosting costs, covered as part of U.S. government support ~~connected~~ to the ~~move~~.		The bot runs on hardware maintained directly by its developer, [[Ghost (Owner)\|Ghost]], rather than on any cloud hosting service. It went offline on April 27, 2026, at the start of a military [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_change_of_station Permanent Change of Station] ({{wc\|PCS}}) relocation that took Ghost from South Korea through Japan, Alaska, and Los Angeles, California, before he finally settled in Hawaii on June 8, 2026. A subsequent housing shortage there delayed the bot's return well past initial estimates; it came back online on August 10, 2026, after roughly three and a half months offline — the longest outage in the bot's history. Household expenses connected to the move, including hosting costs, were covered as part of U.S. government {{wc\|PCS}} support.

			Since coming back online, an automatic restart-on-crash mechanism has been added, intended to make genuine 24/7 uptime realistic going forward; as of this writing, expected downtime is limited to maintenance, a crash severe enough to take the host machine itself down, or a power outage.

	== Official Design ==		== Official Design ==

The CodeGhost at 06:52, 21 August 2026

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	\| <code>/global_stats</code> \|\| Displays aggregated multiplayer statistics across all servers.		\| <code>/global_stats</code> \|\| Displays aggregated multiplayer statistics across all servers.
	\|}		\|}
			''Main article:'' [[Multiplayer Shiritori]]

	=== Protori ===		=== Protori ===
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	\| <code>/protori_leaderboard</code> \|\| Displays the Protori leaderboard, server or global.		\| <code>/protori_leaderboard</code> \|\| Displays the Protori leaderboard, server or global.
	\|}		\|}
			''Main article:'' [[Protori]]

	=== Solo Shiritori ===		=== Solo Shiritori ===
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	\| <code>/solo_leaderboard</code> \|\| Displays the global solo leaderboard.		\| <code>/solo_leaderboard</code> \|\| Displays the global solo leaderboard.
	\|}		\|}
			''Main article:'' [[Solo Shiritori]]

	=== Wordle ===		=== Wordle ===
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	\| <code>/wordle_stats</code> \|\| Displays the player's personal Wordle win streaks by mode.		\| <code>/wordle_stats</code> \|\| Displays the player's personal Wordle win streaks by mode.
	\|}		\|}
			''Main article:'' [[Wordle]]

	=== Word Bomb ===		=== Word Bomb ===
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	\| <code>/wordbomb_stats</code> \|\| Displays the player's personal Word Bomb statistics.		\| <code>/wordbomb_stats</code> \|\| Displays the player's personal Word Bomb statistics.
	\|}		\|}
			''Main article:'' [[Wordbomb]]

	=== Anagram ===		=== Anagram ===

The CodeGhost at 06:49, 21 August 2026

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	* Additional game modes, including Word Bomb, Wordle, Anagram, and Protori		* Additional game modes, including Word Bomb, Wordle, Anagram, and Protori
	* A rarity-based word rolling and trading system		* A rarity-based word rolling and trading system
	* Player statistics, leaderboards, and a leveling system with unlockable titles		* Player statistics, leaderboards, and a leveling system with unlockable [[Achievements]] (formerly called titles)
	* Deployable in any Discord server		* Deployable in any Discord server
	* A small number of hidden text-trigger commands functioning as puzzle easter eggs		* A small number of hidden text-trigger commands functioning as puzzle easter eggs
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	\|}		\|}

	=== ~~Titles~~ ===		=== Achievements ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Command !! Description		! Command !! Description
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>/~~set_title~~</code> \|\| Sets or clears the player's displayed ~~title~~ from among those unlocked.		\| <code>/achievements</code> \|\| Displays the player's unlocked and obtainable achievements. Public/Private visibility choice.
			\|-
			\| <code>/set_achievement</code> \|\| Sets or clears the player's displayed achievement from among those unlocked.
	\|}		\|}
			''Main article:'' [[Achievements]]

	=== Configuration and Utility ===		=== Configuration and Utility ===
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	\| <code>!level</code> \|\| Quick view of the player's level and experience progress.		\| <code>!level</code> \|\| Quick view of the player's level and experience progress.
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>!~~titles~~</code> \|\| Opens the player's list of unlocked and obtainable ~~titles~~.		\| <code>!achieve</code>, <code>!achievement</code>, <code>!achievements</code> \|\| Opens the player's list of unlocked and obtainable achievements. All three aliases work identically.
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>!check</code> \|\| Curator only. Checks the status of pending word suggestions and removals.		\| <code>!check</code> \|\| Curator only. Checks the status of pending word suggestions and removals.
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	=== Multiplayer Shiritori ===		=== Multiplayer Shiritori ===
	The core game mode. Players take turns submitting words in a shared channel, each beginning with the final letter of the previous word. Repeated words, invalid characters, and words that do not follow the required letter all end a player's turn or the game, depending on server configuration.		The core game mode. Players take turns submitting words in a shared channel, each beginning with the final letter of the previous word. Repeated words, invalid characters, and words that do not follow the required letter all end a player's turn or the game, depending on server configuration.

			''Main article:'' [[Multiplayer Shiritori]]

	=== Protori ===		=== Protori ===
	A scoring-based variant of multiplayer Shiritori. Rather than simply continuing the chain, every accepted word earns points from a flat per-letter point table, weighted by how rare each letter is in the dictionary rather than a standard Scrabble-style tile distribution; a word's base score is just the sum of its letters' values. Continuing more deeply into the previous word than just its final letter — matching several trailing characters in a row — earns a chain bonus of roughly 1% of the word's base score per matched character, up to about +79% for a very deep match. Playing a word that has already been used ends the game immediately and costs the player a 250-point penalty.		A scoring-based variant of multiplayer Shiritori. Rather than simply continuing the chain, every accepted word earns points from a flat per-letter point table, weighted by how rare each letter is in the dictionary rather than a standard Scrabble-style tile distribution; a word's base score is just the sum of its letters' values. Continuing more deeply into the previous word than just its final letter — matching several trailing characters in a row — earns a chain bonus of roughly 1% of the word's base score per matched character, up to about +79% for a very deep match. Playing a word that has already been used ends the game immediately and costs the player a 250-point penalty.

			''Main article:'' [[Protori]]

	=== Solo Shiritori ===		=== Solo Shiritori ===
	A private word-chain match played against an adaptive AI opponent in a dedicated thread. The AI begins as ROOKIE and its behavior shifts over time based on the player's performance and random chance.		A private word-chain match played against an adaptive AI opponent in a dedicated thread. The AI begins as ROOKIE and its behavior shifts over time based on the player's performance and random chance.

			''Main article:'' [[Solo Shiritori]]

	=== Word Bomb ===		=== Word Bomb ===
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	=== Wordle ===		=== Wordle ===
	A private word-guessing game with two modes: Standardized, which applies stricter word validity rules, and Full Dictionary, which allows any word in the bot's full dictionary. Players choose a target word length and may optionally allow hyphenated words as valid answers. Win streaks are tracked separately for each word length and mode.		A private word-guessing game with two modes: Standardized, which applies stricter word validity rules, and Full Dictionary, which allows any word in the bot's full dictionary. Players choose a target word length and may optionally allow hyphenated words as valid answers. Win streaks are tracked separately for each word length and mode.

			''Main article:'' [[Wordle]]

	=== Anagram ===		=== Anagram ===
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	* [[Discord Bots]]		* [[Discord Bots]]
	* [[AI Bots]]		* [[AI Bots]]
			* [[Multiplayer Shiritori]]
			* [[Solo Shiritori]]
			* [[Protori]]
	* [[Anagram]]		* [[Anagram]]
	* [[Wordbomb]]		* [[Wordbomb]]
	* [[Wordle]]		* [[Wordle]]
			* [[Achievements]]
			* [[Fool's Mode]]
			* [[Manual-Tori]]
	* [[Dictionary Information]]		* [[Dictionary Information]]
	* [[Word-Curatori]]		* [[Word-Curatori]]

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	=== Dictionary Tools ===		=== Dictionary Tools ===
	Two related but separate features track a player's progress through the dictionary. <code>/dictionaries</code> reports progress against specific themed word lists. <code>/wordhunt</code> is a recurring personal challenge, refreshing every 12 hours, that surfaces dictionary words the player has not yet used.		Two related but separate features track a player's progress through the dictionary. <code>/dictionaries</code> reports progress against specific themed word lists. <code>/wordhunt</code> is a recurring personal challenge, refreshing every 12 hours, that surfaces dictionary words the player has not yet used.

			== Fool's Mode ==
			A special, occasional state, traditionally run around April Fools' Day, in which the bot's word validation is deliberately loosened for comedic effect — words with no spaces are accepted as playable regardless of dictionary membership, and several commands (<code>!i</code>/<code>!info</code>, <code>/check</code>, the end-of-game summary) start returning deliberately unreliable or nonsensical output. It is toggled on and off manually by the bot's operator rather than being scheduled automatically by the code itself.

			''Main article:'' [[Fool's Mode]]

	== Development ==		== Development ==

The CodeGhost at 02:37, 21 August 2026

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	\|aliases=Super Shiritori, Shiritori		\|aliases=Super Shiritori, Shiritori
	\|birthDate=November 22, 2024		\|birthDate=November 22, 2024
	\|birthPlace=Discord		\|birthPlace=Washington State, USA (via Discord)
	\|gender=Male		\|gender=Male
	\|counterparts=[[Word-Curatori]] (Originally called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)")<br>		\|counterparts=[[Word-Curatori]] (Originally called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)")<br>
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	* Multiplayer and solo word-chain gameplay, against other players or AI opponents with distinct personalities		* Multiplayer and solo word-chain gameplay, against other players or AI opponents with distinct personalities
	* A dictionary exceeding 1.6 million entries, drawn from acronyms, user submissions, foreign-language borrowings, constructed languages, and established published dictionaries		* A dictionary exceeding 1.6 million entries, drawn from acronyms, user submissions, foreign-language borrowings, constructed languages, and established published dictionaries
	* Additional game modes, including Word Bomb, Wordle, and ~~Anagram~~		* Additional game modes, including Word Bomb, Wordle, Anagram, and Protori
	* A rarity-based word rolling and trading system		* A rarity-based word rolling and trading system
	* Player statistics, leaderboards, and a leveling system with unlockable titles		* Player statistics, leaderboards, and a leveling system with unlockable titles
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	\| <code>/global_stats</code> \|\| Displays aggregated multiplayer statistics across all servers.		\| <code>/global_stats</code> \|\| Displays aggregated multiplayer statistics across all servers.
			\|}

			=== Protori ===
			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Command !! Description
			\|-
			\| <code>/start_protori [#channel]</code> \|\| Starts a Protori game in the specified channel. Requires the Manage Messages permission or bot owner/curator status.
			\|-
			\| <code>/end_protori</code> \|\| Manually ends the current Protori game.
			\|-
			\| <code>/protori_stats</code> \|\| Displays the player's Protori statistics, both globally and broken down per server.
			\|-
			\| <code>/protori_leaderboard</code> \|\| Displays the Protori leaderboard, server or global.
	\|}		\|}

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	=== Multiplayer Shiritori ===		=== Multiplayer Shiritori ===
	The core game mode. Players take turns submitting words in a shared channel, each beginning with the final letter of the previous word. Repeated words, invalid characters, and words that do not follow the required letter all end a player's turn or the game, depending on server configuration.		The core game mode. Players take turns submitting words in a shared channel, each beginning with the final letter of the previous word. Repeated words, invalid characters, and words that do not follow the required letter all end a player's turn or the game, depending on server configuration.

			=== Protori ===
			A scoring-based variant of multiplayer Shiritori. Rather than simply continuing the chain, every accepted word earns points from a flat per-letter point table, weighted by how rare each letter is in the dictionary rather than a standard Scrabble-style tile distribution; a word's base score is just the sum of its letters' values. Continuing more deeply into the previous word than just its final letter — matching several trailing characters in a row — earns a chain bonus of roughly 1% of the word's base score per matched character, up to about +79% for a very deep match. Playing a word that has already been used ends the game immediately and costs the player a 250-point penalty.

	=== Solo Shiritori ===		=== Solo Shiritori ===
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	=== Word Bomb ===		=== Word Bomb ===
	An elimination game for up to 16 players, each starting with three lives. On each turn, a player must submit a valid dictionary word containing an assigned prompt string before a timer runs out; failing to do so costs a life.		An elimination game for up to 16 players, each starting with three lives. On each turn, a player must submit a valid dictionary word containing an assigned prompt string before a timer runs out; failing to do so costs a life. Games started through <code>/wordbomb</code> are configurable across several options, including bomb speed, starting difficulty (one of sixteen named buckets, from Tranquil down to the single-word Singularity tier), prompt length, allowed special characters, and an optional themed category filter.

	Games ~~are configured with several options when~~ started through <code>/wordbomb</code>:
	~~; Bomb~~ speed
	~~: Slow~~, ~~Standard, Fast, or Rapid, controlling the countdown timer~~
	~~; Starting~~ difficulty
	: one of sixteen named buckets~~, based on how many dictionary words contain a given prompt~~, from Tranquil ~~(120,000+ matches)~~ down to Singularity ~~(exactly 1 match~~)
	~~; Prompt length~~
	~~: a minimum and maximum~~ length ~~independently chosen from 2~~, 3, ~~or 4 letters (defaulting to a 2–3 letter range if left unset)~~
	~~; Special characters~~
	~~: hyphens~~ and ~~apostrophes can each be independently allowed or disallowed~~
	~~; Categories~~
	: an optional filter ~~restricting prompts to a themed word list~~

	The full set of difficulty buckets, from most to least common: Tranquil, Gentle, Steady, Unruly, Fierce, Ruthless, Brutal, Twisted, Aberrant, Chaos, Nightmare, Unreal, Void, Oblivion, Suicide (2–9 matches), and Singularity (exactly 1 match — the rarest possible starting prompt).

	~~The available category filters are~~: Blacklist, Cosmos, Geology, Languages, Mathology, Ideologies Religions & Cults, Songs & Albums, Creatures, Plants, Colorology, Food & Drinks, Phobias, Pokedex, Toponyms, Ologies, Numbers, Palindromes, Longs, and Smolz.		''Main article:'' [[Wordbomb]]

	=== Wordle ===		=== Wordle ===

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	\|birthPlace=Discord		\|birthPlace=Discord
	\|gender=Male		\|gender=Male
	\|counterparts=[[Word-Curatori]] (Originally called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)"), [[Vexitori]]		\|counterparts=[[Word-Curatori]] (Originally called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)")<br>
			[[Vexitori]]
	}}		}}

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	\|birthPlace=Discord		\|birthPlace=Discord
	\|gender=Male		\|gender=Male
	\|counterparts=Super Shiritori (Test Edition)		\|counterparts=[[Word-Curatori]] (Originally called "Super Shiritori (Test Edition)"), [[Vexitori]]
	}}		}}