diff --git a/.changeset/tame-horses-design.md b/.changeset/tame-horses-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72537cdfd50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tame-horses-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+Work around SSR transform bug
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/sverdle/+page.server.ts b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/sverdle/+page.server.ts
index bd9aaf63f191..b95dbde04d00 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/sverdle/+page.server.ts
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/sverdle/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { invalid } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-import { answers, allowed } from './words.server';
+import { words, allowed } from './words.server';
 import type { PageServerLoad, Actions } from './$types';
 
 /** @type {import('./$types').PageServerLoad} */
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ class Game {
 			this.guesses = guesses ? guesses.split(' ') : [];
 			this.answers = answers ? answers.split(' ') : [];
 		} else {
-			this.index = Math.floor(Math.random() * answers.length);
+			this.index = Math.floor(Math.random() * words.length);
 			this.guesses = ['', '', '', '', '', ''];
 			this.answers = /** @type {string[]} */ [] /***/;
 		}
 
-		this.answer = answers[this.index];
+		this.answer = words[this.index];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/sverdle/words.server.ts b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/sverdle/words.server.ts
index 849195fa2e95..56082a33115d 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/sverdle/words.server.ts
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/sverdle/words.server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/** The list of possible answers */
-export const answers = [
+/** The list of possible words */
+export const words = [
 	'aback',
 	'abase',
 	'abate',
@@ -2317,9 +2317,9 @@ export const answers = [
 	'zonal'
 ];
 
-/** The list of valid guesses, of which the list of possible answers is a subset */
+/** The list of valid guesses, of which the list of possible words is a subset */
 export const allowed = new Set([
-	...answers,
+	...words,
 	'aahed',
 	'aalii',
 	'aargh',