is a web-based word game with a GOAN theme, similar to the one created and developed by Josh Wardle, which has captivated the online world. The only difference is that the word is the name of a place in our GOA. There is a clue for each word to help you solve it.
Clicking on the below clue will open a new window where you can play the game. To know the word and learn more about the place, click the “Read more about the place” link.
I hope you have fun solving it and learn something new about GOA in the process.
1: This place shares the same pincode as that of Maitri, India’s permanent research station in Antarctica.
2: This protected area attracts millions of visitors, especially during the winter months.
3: To diffuse communal tensions caused by a few individuals, they erected a statue of their beloved educationalist.
4: The natives believe that “HE” was theirs, that even when taken away by force, He chose to leave behind for them all His virtues and powers in the ring He dropped.
5: Earlier, there were 14. Today, only 6 remain. Queen Maria is the most popular, appearing on every visitor’s social media feed.
6: This place lends its name to the first agricultural produce from Goa to get the Geographical Indication tag.
7: Thousands of devotees from all over the state would come here annually to take “ROYAL” blessings, but the pandemic has restricted it to a few.
8: The chief, who is tethered high in the air, asks aloud if they have arrived and are happy. Today’s Goan Wordle is about their place.
9: At the peak of summer, they will return to offer prayers and reminisce.
10: ‘Chovoth’ is not celebrated individually in this tiny village, but rather collectively by 17 ‘kutumbs’ (joint families comprising several nuclear families).
11: This place is famous for its wooden handicrafts, painted freehand in vibrant reds, yellows, greens, and whites, and usually feature motifs of parrots.
12: This place is believed to have gotten its name after a general who served as Governor of Goa named it after his mother.
13: Odd one out. This election day they will choose one of their own.
14: Here’s a romantic story of the genesis of how this place got its name. A boy and a girl fall in love. For some reason, the lovers were killed by the village folk, and their bodies were set ablaze. It is believed that she was later born in the form of a flowering plant, and it is from her that the village derived its name.
15: Sounds Japanese, but it’s 100% in Amchem Goa.
16: Flags were raised here to bring an end to frequent conflicts, and it has since become an annual commemorative event.