How our timers and solvers work

Timers

Every timer is a fixed cycle on the UTC clock: a reset every so many minutes, counted from the Unix epoch (00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970). Your browser works out the next reset as the next whole multiple of the cycle, so the countdown keeps going without refreshing and shows times in your own timezone. We only list cycles that are the same on every server; anything that depends on your server (like day and night in some games) gets a helper instead of a countdown.

Verified and reported

• Matches the official countdown: the cycle is pinned to an official or live source and lines up exactly with UTC (for example, the Fisch seasons).
• Reported · not verified in-game: several independent trackers agree on the cycle, but we haven't confirmed it in-game ourselves yet.

Shindo Life

Spawns follow a fixed schedule in US Eastern time, twice a day. The tracker converts it to your timezone and lets you switch between Eastern time with daylight saving (the default) and fixed EST, with a one-step in-game check on the page.

Solvers

• Word solver: scores every possible guess by expected information (Shannon entropy) over the words that still fit, and shows how each guess splits them.
• Crossword clue solver: ranks words that fit your letters by how well the clue matches their dictionary meanings (WordNet), with crossword conventions. It uses no database of past clues or answers.
• Grid word solver: traces every path through touching letters and keeps those that spell a word, with a spoiler dial for how much to show.
• Pips solver: searches every arrangement of your dominoes and gives hints only for placements shared by all of them.

Data and sources

Each page lists its sources. Open word lists (SCOWL) and dictionary data (WordNet) are used under their licences; game facts are credited to the official wiki or data they come from, and we never copy guide text. Pet Simulator 99 numbers come from the game's official public API, with our own daily history.