Word Puzzles
There is more than one way to play with a word. Some puzzles reward a good guess; others ask you to change, move, or group letters and meanings.
A good word puzzle should tell you what kind of thinking it wants from you.
5 GAMES · PLAY FREE · GUESS DESKFIND YOUR KIND OF PUZZLE
Want a fresh clue after every guess?
Try the six-attempt word guess. Green and gold letters show what you have learned. The Five-Letter Desk →
Like taking a word somewhere new?
Work from one real word to another by changing just one letter at each step. The Word Ladder →
Prefer patterns in meaning, not spelling?
Look for the shared idea that connects four words at a time. Word Connections →
Enjoy moving the letters themselves?
Swap individual letter tiles or slide an entire line to recover hidden words. Letter Swap →
PLAY THE GUESS DESK
ALL GAMES →FIND YOUR WORD GAME
Five different ways to work with words and letters.
The Five-Letter DeskSix attempts to discover a five-letter word; green and gold feedback narrows each next guess.PLAY →The Word LadderChange exactly one letter per move, using real four-letter words to connect two endpoints.PLAY →Letter SwapExchange letters on a 3×3 board until three Across and three Down words all work.PLAY →SlidewordMove a full row or column of the 5×5 grid to align five clue-based answers.PLAY →Word ConnectionsChoose four related words from sixteen; solve all four hidden groups before your misses run out.PLAY →
