Definitely a unique take on the theme! I also like how you titled the game, "I will take your word for it" lol
I really like the concept, the game is really fun to play, though it needs some polishing, as other people have already mentioned, you should make it easier to click on words and make the dialogue system a little better (it should not skip to the next dialogue, just should skip the animation and show the full dialogue).
I would also suggest to remove the "words I know" box when the player is not in a dialogue, it just gets in the way otherwise.
I was not able to go past the second gaurd, I could not figure out the word I need, I am thinking the dialogue should not have been "the gate is not open" and should have been something like "the gate is closed" and we could replace "closed" with "open"... or maybe I am just missing something
I would love to see a full version of this game, please make a post-jam version! (and please tell me when you do!)