One puzzle. Every day. Endless satisfaction.
Our puzzles are a jumble of letters that fell out of a dictionary and landed in the wrong order.
Hidden inside are two real words — three on Sundays
— every single letter belongs somewhere, with nothing spare and nothing missing.
Yes, we counted. Twice, actually. We're thorough like that.
Untangle the words, then find the Ingrain Word
— a single word that pairs with each answer to form a compound word or phrase.
Think: FIRE fits with
WORK and
PLACE to make
FIREWORK and FIREPLACE. That kind of thing.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it. (That's the addictive part. Sorry in advance.)
Each week (Mon–Sun) also hides a secret category
— one word linking all seven puzzles together.
Guess it any day you like, but the answer drops on Sunday.
Bragging rights go to the early birds. You know who you are.
Free to play — even more to unlock
Good news: anyone can jump straight in and crack the anagrams.
No account, no email, no hoops. Just you vs. the letters.
Go on — prove you're smarter than a pile of consonants.
But if you want the full experience — and honestly, this is where it gets
properly addictive — create a free account and unlock:
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The Ingrain Word guess
— one shot to name the word that ties your answers together.
No pressure. (All the pressure.)
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The secret weekly category
— seven puzzles, one hidden thread.
Spot it on Monday and you're basically a genius. We don't make the rules. (We do make the rules.)
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Points & rankings
— because what's the point of being brilliant if nobody knows about it?
Climb the leaderboard. Humble your friends. Feel alive.
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Solve time tracking
— find out exactly how fast (or tragically slow) you really are.
The clock doesn't lie, even when you wish it would.
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Weekly streak days
— seven days, seven puzzles. Complete the full week and feel unreasonably proud of yourself.
We certainly would.
Takes about ten seconds to sign up. Less time than you just spent reading this.
A note on the jokes
The placeholder text in the word rows, the reset button label, the Ingrain Word input hint,
and the snarky messages when you get it wrong — those are just us being funny (or trying to be).
They are not clues.
They rotate daily for variety. Don't read into them. Seriously.
We've seen people try. It doesn't end well.
Points
Every puzzle is a chance to score. Here's how the maths works:
Mon–Sat puzzle (up to 10 points per day)
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Words:
5 points
if you solve without the Backstage Console;
3 points
if you use it.
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Ingrain Word:
+5 points
when correct. Miss it and that's it — no second chances.
Stings a bit, doesn't it? Good. Builds character.
Sunday XL (up to 15 points)
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Words:
10 points
without Backstage;
6 points
with it. Same Ingrain Word bonus as other days.
Secret category (up to 10 points for a Monday guess)
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Guess it early for maximum points:
Mon = 10,
Tue = 6,
Wed = 5,
Thu = 4,
Fri = 3,
Sat = 2,
Sun = 1.
Patience is a virtue. Impatience is more fun.
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Wrong category guess:
−1 point each time.
Fortune favours the bold, but also sometimes punishes them.
You've been warned.
Perfect week = up to 85 points
Six Mon–Sat days at up to 10 each, one Sunday XL at up to 15, plus 10 for a Monday category guess = 85.
If you hit that, we'll be impressed. We might even tell you.
Points and rankings require a free account — takes about ten seconds.