Jeffgoldblumle Is Serving Malware - I Built a Safe Version

A couple weeks ago I built a solver for Jeffgoldblumle, the 12-letter, 3-guess word game where the answer is JEFFGOLDBLUM about 90 percent of the time. It is a silly little gag and a fun puzzle. Unfortunately, the original site has gone downhill.

The problem

As of June 2026, jeffgoldblumle.com is serving malicious advertisements. Ad networks get compromised all the time, so I am not pointing fingers, but the result is the same: I would not send anyone there right now. I have added a warning to my solver page and stripped every outbound link to the site.

A safe place to play

Rather than just pull the game, I rebuilt it. There is now an ad-free, tracker-free playable version hosted right here. Same format: guess a 12-letter word in three tries, and the answer is usually JEFFGOLDBLUM. There is a new shared puzzle every day, a practice mode for unlimited rounds, and your streak and stats are saved in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.

Is that allowed?

Game mechanics and ideas are not copyrightable, and Wordle-style clones are everywhere. I did not copy their code or art, only the concept, and this is a temporary mirror. The moment the original site is safe again, I will retire my version and point people back. If you spot that it has cleaned up, let me know.

Until then, play it safe: Jeffgoldblumle - Safe Play.