# Sanuli

> word game

**Wikidata**: [Q111658723](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111658723)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanuli

## Summary
Sanuli is a Finnish, Wordle-inspired browser word game that uses word-guessing mechanics in a single-player format. It is published as open-source software under the MIT License, with source code available on GitHub and an official site at https://sanuli.fi.

## Key Facts
- Sanuli is a browser-based word video game focused on word guessing.  
- It is a single-player video game and instance_of both a browser game and open-source software.  
- The game was created by Jaakko Husso and originates from Finland.  
- Sanuli is licensed under the MIT License (license reference date: 2022-04-30; license text on GitHub).  
- The project repository is available at https://github.com/Cadiac/sanuli (source code).  
- The official website is https://sanuli.fi, with site language recorded as Finnish.  
- Sanuli is explicitly inspired by Wordle and uses word-guessing game mechanics.  
- Programming language is recorded as Q575650 (Wikidata identifier).  
- The project has Wikimedia Commons media (image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sanuli_kuvankaappaus.png) and a Commons category "Sanuli".  
- Metadata identifiers include a gamerprofiles_game_id value L9g2 (reference date: 2024-05-17) and a hashtag value "sanuli" (reference date: 2022-06-02).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Sanuli?
A: Sanuli is a Finnish-language, single-player browser word game that uses word-guessing mechanics and was inspired by Wordle.

### Q: Is Sanuli free and open-source?
A: Yes. Sanuli is published as open-source software under the MIT License, and its source code is available on GitHub at https://github.com/Cadiac/sanuli.

### Q: Where can I play Sanuli?
A: The official website for the game is https://sanuli.fi, which is recorded as being in Finnish.

### Q: Who created Sanuli?
A: The game’s author is Jaakko Husso.

### Q: Is there media or documentation available?
A: Yes. There is an image on Wikimedia Commons (Sanuli_kuvankaappaus.png) and the project has a Commons category "Sanuli".

## Why It Matters
Sanuli represents a localized, open-source adaptation of the viral Wordle concept for Finnish speakers. As a browser-based single-player word-guessing game, it provides accessible gameplay without requiring platform-specific installation. Its MIT license and publicly available GitHub repository make the implementation reusable and inspectable by developers and educators, enabling reuse, forks, and study of the code. The Finnish-language site and metadata indicate a focus on serving Finnish-speaking users and communities. By being both a playable game and an openly licensed software project, Sanuli occupies a role at the intersection of casual gaming and open-source culture: it preserves a local-language variant of a popular genre while allowing others to learn from and build upon the project. The project's presence on Commons and its recorded identifiers support discoverability and archival in community-managed knowledge bases.

## Notable For
- Being a Finnish-language, Wordle-inspired word-guessing browser game.  
- Published as open-source under the MIT License with source code on GitHub (https://github.com/Cadiac/sanuli).  
- Authored by Jaakko Husso and originating from Finland.  
- Available online at an official Finnish-language site (https://sanuli.fi) and represented in Wikimedia Commons.  
- Recorded metadata and identifiers such as gamerprofiles_game_id L9g2 and a project hashtag "sanuli".

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Sanuli.  
- Short description: word game; Wikidata description: word game.  
- Country of origin: Finland.  
- Language of work or name: Finnish.  
- Instance_of: browser game; open-source software.

### Gameplay and Mechanics
- Genre: word video game.  
- Main subject: word guessing.  
- Game mechanics: word guessing.  
- Game mode: single-player video game.  
- Inspired by: Wordle.

### Development and Licensing
- Author: Jaakko Husso.  
- License: MIT License (reference date 2022-04-30; license text available in the GitHub repository).  
- Copyright status: copyrighted.  
- Source code repository URL: https://github.com/Cadiac/sanuli.

### Technical and Platform Details
- Platform: web browser.  
- Programming language: recorded as Q575650 (Wikidata identifier).  
- Website: https://sanuli.fi (site language: Finnish).

### Media and Metadata
- Image (Commons): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sanuli_kuvankaappaus.png.  
- Commons category: Sanuli.  
- Hashtag: "sanuli" (metadata reference date 2022-06-02).  
- GamerProfiles game ID: L9g2 (metadata reference date 2024-05-17).  
- Sitelink_count: 2; wikipedia_languages: commons, fi.

### References and External Links (as recorded in project metadata)
- Official website: https://sanuli.fi.  
- Source code repository: https://github.com/Cadiac/sanuli (includes LICENSE file).  
- Commons image URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sanuli_kuvankaappaus.png.

## References

1. [Source](https://github.com/Cadiac/sanuli/blob/master/LICENSE)
2. Q124398839