Trace words by connecting neighboring tiles: sideways, up, down, or diagonally. Use each tile only once per word.
Swipe through letter centers and release to add your word automatically. Or tap letters one by one, then tap Add. The swipe auto-submit option is in Settings. Rotate turns the same board without changing your letters or finds; Shake rolls a new board. There are no preset puzzles or suggested words while playing.
Dictionary checks happen after you find a word. Choose the word list and minimum length in Settings. Scoring follows the classic length-based system.
These settings shape your solo boards. In a challenge, the host's size, timer and word rules are locked.
Switching sizes rolls a new board. In Together mode, the host's size travels with the invitation.
The narrower lists reduce unusual and slang entries. They are vocabulary subsets—not a thesaurus or official tournament dictionary.
Changing word rules starts a fresh round when you've already made discoveries. Together invitations carry the chosen rules.
Timer changes take effect the next time you shake. The current board and your words stay untouched.
Themes and comfort settings are personal—even when you're playing friends.
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Themes change only what you see; friends keep their own style.
Your lifetime totals, past boards and cloud matches, all in one place.
Untimed solo boards resume automatically, with your letters and finds intact. Timed rounds keep their real deadline. Progress stays in this browser; private mode or clearing website data can erase it. Other devices and the standalone site do not sync yet.
This browser's saved sessions, including works in progress. Discovery coverage is calculated from each board's Big Reveal, when available.
Local play is stored on this device. Signed-in cloud challenges will be retained in the multiplayer database.
Typed words must still connect across the board under the same rules.
Explore your discoveries and the words hiding in this board.
Same board. Same rules. A shared scoreboard.
Make it your own. These settings will be locked for everyone on this board.
Each person can change their theme. Grid, words and clock stay locked for everyone.
Paste either one below. We'll find the right game automatically.
Your recent games, unfinished rounds and past scores.
Invite anyone to play these exact letters. Each person finds their own words, with no timer or spoilers.
Online challenges keep permanent scores and let you invite more people later. Legacy QR sharing remains below.
One scan to join. To compare, each player shows their Results QR for someone else to scan, or sends their results link. Results sync only when shared — no live connection or server.