Twenty games · no download
Free HTML5 Games Made Entirely of Words
Guess them, build them, spell them, sort them. Wordwell is a shelf of word games for phones and computers, with a new puzzle every time you press the button.
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- QuickAlphabet OrderFive words appear. Tap them in alphabetical order, set after set, for 45 seconds.
- AssembleCompound MatchHalf a word is given. Choose the other half that completes it.
- DeduceCryptogramA well-known saying has been put into code. Work out which letter stands for which.
- DeduceFive TriesFind the hidden five-letter word in six guesses, using the colours after each one.
- DeduceLetter GuessUncover a hidden word one letter at a time. Seven wrong guesses and it is lost.
- AssembleMissing VowelsThe vowels have been taken out of a word. Put them back in the right order.
- QuickOdd Word OutFour words. Three belong together. Find the one that does not.
- KnowOppositesPick the word that means the reverse. Ten questions a round.
- KnowPast TenseEnglish verbs do not always add "-ed". Choose the correct past tense of each irregular verb.
- KnowRhyme TimeFind the word that rhymes. Careful: the spelling will not help you.
- KnowRight WordTheir, there or they're? Choose the word that fits the sentence.
- AssembleSentence ShuffleThe words of a famous saying have been mixed up. Put them back in order.
- DeduceShift CipherEvery letter has been moved along the alphabet by the same amount. Turn the dial to read the message.
- KnowSpell CheckTwo spellings, one correct. Pick the right one, ten times.
- KnowSynonym PickChoose the word that means nearly the same. Ten questions.
- QuickType TestType one sentence as fast and as accurately as you can, and see your speed in words a minute.
- QuickUnscrambleA word has been jumbled. Put its letters back in order, as many times as you can in a minute.
- AssembleWord BuilderSix letters, ninety seconds. Make as many words as you can.
- QuickWord RecallStudy seven words for a few seconds. Then say which words were on the list and which were not.
- AssembleWord SearchSix themed words are hidden in a grid of letters. Find them all.
Twenty games, all made of words
Wordwell is a small collection of word games: guessing games, anagrams, a word search, a cryptogram, and quizzes on spelling, meaning and grammar. They are HTML5 games, which simply means they run in your web browser. There is nothing to download, and they work on a phone as well as on a computer.
For players of any age
Some of these games are old friends. Letter Guess and the Word Search have been played on paper for generations. Others, like Five Tries, are newer favourites. The quizzes in the Know section are aimed at anyone who wants to sharpen their English, whether that is a child learning to spell or an adult who still hesitates over "its" and "it's".
Each game has an on-screen keyboard or large buttons, so you never need to wrestle with your phone's own keyboard, except in the Type Test, where typing is the point.
Words you can trust
The puzzles use everyday words. Hidden answers are common nouns and familiar sayings, not dictionary curiosities. Where a game needs to check what you have typed, it uses a list of about fifteen thousand English words, with both British and American spellings accepted.
Your record
When you finish a game, the result is noted on its tile: your best score, or how many times you have solved it. That record is kept in your own browser. We do not ask you to sign up and we never see it.
Where to start
If you have two minutes, try Unscramble. If you have ten, settle in with the Cryptogram. And if you would like to learn something, Spell Check will find the words you have been getting wrong for years.