How to play?
Get ready to flex those brain muscles and bamboozle your friends with Cowdle! It’s the word guessing game on Nostr
Steps to get going
- Log in to Nostr
- Follow cowdle@cowdle.gg
- Start a new game by posting a global note: tag @cowdle and put hastag #game in the note
- Like this: "@cowdle #game"
- Cowdle will now start a game as a reply to your note
- Start guessing words by replying in thread!
Get access to Nostr
Nostr is an open protocol that aims to create a censorship-resistant global data-sharing network, primarily focusing on improving social networks. The protocol doesn’t rely on a trusted central server; instead, all users can run a client.
There are a variety of ways to get access to Nostr here are some. You can always find more in this list.
How do I win?
You win by guessing the correct 6 letter word in a game. When guessing you will get hints to narrow down what the word is:
- 🟠 = Correct letter in correct place
- ⚪ = Correct letter in wrong place
- ⚫ = Letter not in word
Winning Bitcoin
To get your Bitcoin, or Satoshis / sats you need to have a wallet and add it to your Nostr profile.
- Get a Lightning Address enabled wallet
- Add your lightning address to your profile
- Play Cowdle!
Have problems or suggestions?
Cowdle is an early test for how gaming can be on Nostr. There are bound to be problems! If you have any problems or suggestions let us know:
- Send cowdle@cowdle.gg a DM on Nostr
- Send us a message using the chat
Cowdle Nostr Relays
- wss://relay.damus.io
- wss://nos.lol
- wss://relay.current.fyi
- wss://eden.nostr.land
- wss://nostr.milou.lol
- wss://relay.nvote.co
- wss://nostr.relayer.se
- wss://nostr.bitcoiner.social
- wss://nostr.zebedee.cloud
- wss://relay.nostr.au
- wss://public.nostr.swissrouting.com
- wss://relay.nostr.info
- wss://relay.nostr.com.au
- wss://nostr.wine
- wss://nostr.inosta.cc
- wss://relay.nostrati.com
- wss://nostr.plebchain.org
The action!

Thanks to Andre Neves for the relay setup guide.
Thanks to fiatjaf & all contributors on the NIP specs