windowshopping
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Your comment reaches directly for the most boring interpretation of the post while skipping over more charitable and intriguing alternatives.
I actually initially envisioned this the way you described with monospaced font and one-letter-per-square, but I found that it wasn't possible because the puzzle became prohibitively wide to such a disproportionate extent that it A. couldn't fit on a mobile screen, B. looked very odd, C. involved so many pieces that the challenge was elevated to a tedious level.
I'll take a look at free positioning pieces outside the board too, but I just want to give that a little more thought.