Puzzle Desk

Guess the hidden word one letter at a time. Every wrong letter costs the flower a petal, so find the word before the last one falls.

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How to play

Tap a letter on the keyboard below the word, or type it on your own keyboard. If the letter is in the word, it appears in every place it belongs. If not, a petal drops from the flower. Find the whole word to win.

Levels

Easy words are long (8 to 10 letters) and the flower has 8 petals. Medium uses everyday 6 and 7 letter words with 7 petals. Hard uses short 4 and 5 letter words with 6 petals, and Expert uses less common words with 6 petals.

Tips

Start with common vowels like E, A and O, then try frequent consonants such as T, N, S, R and L. Short words are the hardest, because each letter tells you less.

Daily word

The daily word is a Medium word, the same for everyone. Share your result without giving the word away.

Questions

Why is there a flower instead of a gallows?

It is the same classic game with a gentler picture. Each wrong guess makes the flower drop a petal instead of drawing part of a hanged figure.

How many wrong guesses do I get?

As many as the flower has petals: 8 on Easy, 7 on Medium and 6 on Hard and Expert. The petals left are shown next to the timer.

What does the hint do?

It fills in one letter of the word for you, in every place it appears, without costing a petal. The hint is counted in your result.

Which words can come up?

Familiar English words from a list of common words, without plurals or past tenses, without spellings that differ between British and American English, and without unpleasant words. Word lists: SCOWL and ENABLE.

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