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Install wordplay with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts

Anagram generator. Version 7.22 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install wordplay.

Install commandSecurity notes

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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

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.

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 bottle metadata was recorded.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
wordplayexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version7.22
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:wordplay
Version7.22
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://hsvmovies.com/static_subpages/personal_orig/wordplay/
Last updated2026-07-10T20:52:04-04:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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

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Used sources

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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