Answers to common questions about both Word Chain games.
Both Games
Endless is freeform: chain words against the timer as long as you can, across US, UK, Australian, and Canadian English. Daily Word Chain Puzzle is a once-a-day compound-word puzzle: arrange seven blocks into a valid chain in four tries.
No. Both games are free to play as a guest. Create an account to save your scores to the leaderboard.
Yes. Both games are completely free with no login required.
Both games work on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Any modern browser works. No app to install.
Endless Word Chain
Each new word must start with the last letter of the previous word: CAT → TIGER → RABBIT. Words must be valid English, at least 3 letters, and cannot be reused in the same game. Race the clock: every valid word resets the timer.
Common English words: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, plurals, conjugations, and comparative forms. Proper nouns, abbreviations, and hyphenated words are not accepted.
A word is rejected if it is not in our dictionary, is a proper noun, has already been used in this game, or does not start with the correct letter. If you think a common word is wrongly rejected, please use the feedback form.
Word Chain validates words against curated English dictionaries covering US, UK, Australian, and Canadian English: the same dictionary your game is set to. Switch dictionaries from the language picker on the play page.
Yes. US, UK, Australian, and Canadian English are all supported. Words like 'color' and 'colour' are both valid in their respective dictionaries.
Same letter-chain rules at a different pace: Classic gives you 15 seconds per word, Fast (10s) is a sprint, and Relaxed (30s) gives more thinking time. Switch modes from the play page.
Your score grows with every valid word you add to the chain. Longer chains mean higher scores. Scores appear on the leaderboard per mode.
Daily Word Chain Puzzle
Four attempts per puzzle. Each wrong arrangement of the seven blocks counts as one try.
Every day at 9 AM ET. Miss one? Every past puzzle is in the archive.
Two words joined into one, like rundown, downtown, or sunflower. In the Daily puzzle, every neighbouring pair of blocks must form a valid compound word.
Yes. The full archive is open with no time limit.
After completing a puzzle, tap the Share button to copy a spoiler-free emoji grid to your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere.