Trailword

A new puzzle every day. Eighteen letters on a five-by-five grid, and exactly one way to read them.

Four hidden words - three, four, five and six letters - wind through the board like trails. Trace each one with your finger. Every letter belongs to exactly one word, and no board ever has two answers: each puzzle is proved unique before it ships.

HOW IT PLAYS

- Drag through letters to trace a word, or tap them one at a time
- Drag back to undo a step
- Words can read in either direction
- Tap a word you have found to look up what it means

A DIFFICULTY THAT ACTUALLY RISES

Monday and Tuesday are gentle. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday ask more. Friday and Saturday are hard. Difficulty is measured, not guessed: how rare the words are, how many dead ends the board offers, how far a solver has to search.

NO PRESSURE, NO ACCOUNT

- No sign-up, no login, no servers - your progress stays on your phone
- Play at your own pace; the timer is there if you want it
- Keep a streak if you like streaks, ignore it if you don't
- Miss a day and the archive is still there

Today's puzzle is always free and never interrupted by an advert. If one puzzle a day isn't enough, watch a short advert to unlock one from the archive - entirely your choice, and it never affects your streak.

Trailword is an independent puzzle game, not affiliated with any other word-game publisher.