The daily word puzzle

How the daily set works

Each day brings five new clues. They are generated from the date, so every player on the same language sees exactly the same five puzzles. When all five are solved, the set is complete and the page counts down to the next one.

The set refreshes at midnight UTC, regardless of where you are. A countdown on the page shows how long is left. You can leave and come back at any time during the day, and your progress on the current set is kept.

Your day streak

The streak counts consecutive days on which you finish the entire set of five. Finishing four out of five does not extend it, and missing a whole day resets it to zero. Each language keeps its own streak, so you can run a French streak and a German streak side by side.

Sharing your result

Once you have solved at least one puzzle, you can copy a short result: the clue patterns as coloured squares, your tries and your total time. It is spoiler-free, because only the colour patterns are included and the letters are never shared. That means friends can compare notes without learning any answers.

A good way to build the habit

• Play the set at roughly the same time each day, for example with your morning coffee.
• Aim for one try per clue rather than speed at first. Time improves on its own.
• Switch language now and then. The daily set in a language you are learning doubles as vocabulary practice.

When you want more

If you finish the set and still want to play, Word hunt gives you one shared clue a day to find every word for, and Hard mode raises the difficulty. Both keep their own progress and never affect your daily streak.