How to Play
A daily logic puzzle. Deduce the hidden word.
Quick Start
- Goal: Deduce the hidden target word (don’t guess).
- Constraint 1: The start and target words have the same total number of segments.
- Constraint 2: Par tells you the exact number of placements required to make the target word.
- Deduce: Every puzzle has a unique answer from Par, segment counts, and Clue 1. If stuck, reveal an easier clue.
- Reference: Click ☰ for letter glyphs.
- Reference: Tap ☰ for letter glyphs.
Additional Details
The Goal
Transform the starting word into a hidden target word by moving segments between letters. Use the provided clue + slot segment counts + Par to deduce the answer.
When a slot matches the hidden target letter, it turns teal/green (locked-in confirmation).
Constraints
1) Segment Count Constraint
Each letter has a segment count. The start and target words have the same total number of segments.
Each slot shows: Current segments / Target segments
If a slot is orange with a hidden target (?) its exact segment count isn't known yet, but the target word's total segment count must match the starting word's total segments.
3 / 3 Correct total — this letter could be right
5 / 3 Wrong total — need to move segments out
Use segment counts to eliminate impossible letters before you move.
2) Par Constraint
Par is exact. Your placements are tracked by Ops.
A candidate answer that requires either more or fewer placements than Par cannot be correct.
Clues
Clues describe the geometry of the target word, not its meaning.
Examples: "2 letters use the center spine" • "Slot 3 has 4 horizontals"
Stuck? Click REVEAL EASIER CLUE for a hint (your share shows clue tier: C1 hardest, C3 easiest).
Stuck? Tap +CLUE for an easier hint (your share shows clue tier: C1 hardest, C3 easiest).
Reference Library
Click the ☰ menu button to open the Reference Library: all 26 letter shapes for deduction.
Click letters to mark them with colors as you eliminate possibilities.
Tap the ☰ menu button to open the Reference Library: all 26 letter shapes for deduction.
Tap letters to mark them with colors as you eliminate possibilities.
Practice Mode
Practice lets you play extra puzzles outside the daily. Practice puzzles are drawn from a separate practice-only pool (they do not consume future dailies).
Quota: You can play up to 5 practice puzzles per day. The quota resets at midnight ET.
Resume: If you leave practice and come back, you will return to the same active practice puzzle until you solve it or abandon it.
Next practice: After you solve a practice puzzle, you’ll see NEXT PRACTICE if you still have quota remaining.
Abandon: Abandoning a practice puzzle consumes 1 unit of quota and moves you to a new practice puzzle.
Controls
Desktop
- Click a lit segment → Pick it up (up to HAND cap)
- Click an empty segment → Place a segment from hand
- UNDO → Reverse your last move
- RESTART → Begin a new attempt
Mobile
- Tap any letter → Open Precision Mode
- In Precision Mode:
- Tap a lit segment → Pick it up
- Tap an empty segment → Place from hand
- ‹ / › arrows or Swipe → Navigate between slots
- CLOSE → Return to game board
- Bottom bar:
- PAR | OPS | HAND → Puzzle metadata
- UNDO → Reverse your last move
- ⟳ → Restart puzzle
Scoring
Your share string shows how cleanly you solved:
🟩 Stable: segment was placed correctly, never moved again
🟨 Drift: segment was removed from its correct position and replaced later
🟥 Error: segment was placed into a segment not in the final letter
C# clue tier used (C1 = hardest, C3 = easiest)
A# attempt number (A1 = first try)
A perfect solve: Par | C1 | A1 with all 🟩 signals.