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Word Games

Small, original browser games built as single self-contained HTML files — no backend, no tracking, no install. Pick one and play.

6 games · 6 different verbs · 1 shared dictionary

CHAINLINK — DREAM → NODE chain in progress, score 3, 7 of 26 letters lit Available Word-chain · strategy

CHAINLINK

A turn-based word-chain strategy game. Light up the alphabet by chaining words that share letters — and try not to break the chain.

How to play
  • Start from a seed word. Each next word must share at least one letter with the previous.
  • Words must be 3–6 letters, real English (official Scrabble dictionary), no repeated letters within the word.
  • Introduce at least one new letter each move to fill the 26-letter grid.
  • You have 3 lives — three invalid moves ends the game.
  • You have 10 turns. Use them wisely — every submit (valid or not) counts as a turn. Skilled players finish the alphabet ~20–30% of the time.
  • Bonus: +5 points for each unused turn when you complete all 26 letters. Faster perfect runs score higher.
  • Score = new unique letters, plus bonuses for rare letters (Q X Z J K) and streaks.
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LETTER WEB — 5x5 grid with side panel of 8 patterns (4 quadrants, row, column, 2 diagonals), 2 patterns solved New Patterns · spatial

LETTER WEB No Timer

A 5×5 grid of letters hides 8 named patterns: four 3×3 quadrants, the middle row, the middle column, and both diagonals. Type any 3-6 letter word that fits inside one unsolved pattern — the pattern is solved and its cells are claimed (locked). Strategy matters: solving one pattern can starve another. Win by solving all 8.

How to play
  • A 5×5 grid hides 8 patterns: TL/TR/BL/BR quadrants, middle row, middle column, both diagonals. Each pattern has its own color (see side panel).
  • Type any 3-6 letter dictionary word whose letters all appear in the cells of one unsolved pattern and press Enter (or Pull).
  • That pattern is solved and you score pattern-cells × 5 points. Its cells are claimed — faded out, can't be reused.
  • Patterns overlap. Claiming one quadrant's cells can starve the row, column, or diagonals that shared those letters. Plan your attack.
  • 3 lives. Wrong words (not a real dictionary word, OR no unsolved pattern can use it) cost a life.
  • Solve all 8 patterns = WIN + +100 bonus. Game ends early if you run out of lives or no pattern can be solved anymore (dead-end).
  • No timer. No reflexes. Vocabulary + spatial reading.
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WORD KNOT — strand of letters with bonus pills above, score and 3 hearts in HUD New Score chase · vocabulary

WORD KNOT No Timer

A strand of ~20 letters. Type any valid 4-6 letter word whose letters appear left-to-right — the leftmost occurrence is removed, the strand collapses. Score 5 points per letter. The strand also hides 3-5 bonus words shown as length-pills above (yellow = findable, red = unfindable, green ✓ = found). Main goal: chase a high score before a dead-end.

How to play
  • A strand of ~20 letters is given, hiding 3-5 bonus words. You see each bonus's length and its possible points (length × 5).
  • Type any valid dictionary word (4-6 letters) whose letters appear left-to-right in the strand and press Enter (or Pull).
  • The leftmost occurrence is removed. The remaining letters collapse together.
  • Pulls that aren't real words, or words whose letters can't be found in order, cost a life. You have 3 lives.
  • Score: 5 points per letter. 4-letter = 20, 5-letter = 25, 6-letter = 30. Bonus and non-bonus words score the same — bonuses just show you what's possible.
  • The game ends when no valid word can be formed from the remaining letters (dead-end) — or after 3 wrong pulls.
  • No timer. No reflexes. Pure vocabulary and a sharp eye.
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LETTER WHEEL — 4×4 letter grid, ghost word GHOST at top, 3 of 5 letters traced, score 420, streak 3, 18s timer, 2 hearts New Path-trace · timed

LETTER WHEEL Ghost Words

A ghost word pulses at the top of a 4×4 letter grid. Trace a path of adjacent cells — including diagonals — to spell it before the timer runs out. Chain ghosts to build streaks.

How to play
  • A ghost word (3–6 letters) appears at the top of a 4×4 grid of random letters.
  • Click or tap adjacent cells — including diagonals — to trace a path that spells the ghost.
  • Tap a cell again to backtrack it off your path.
  • Hit SUBMIT to confirm. CLEAR wipes the current path.
  • You have 30 seconds on the first ghost, and the timer shrinks by 1 second after every successful find (floored at 5s). Build a streak while you still have time. 3 lives — three misses ends the run.
  • Score by ghost length: 3 = 30, 4 = 50, 5 = 80, 6 = 120.
  • Bonuses: +50% speed bonus if found in under 5s, +25% streak bonus per consecutive find. New letters fall in to refill the grid after each find.
  • Dictionary: official Scrabble word list (NSWL2023), 3–6 letters, repeats allowed.
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WORD-DROP — three columns of letters, some highlighted in cyan New Column-clear · survival

WORD-DROP

A high-pressure survival game. Type words to clear letters from three columns before they overflow the top.

How to play
  • Letters spawn one-by-one across three columns.
  • Type any dictionary word using available letters from any column.
  • Clear an entire column to stop letters from spawning there.
  • Win by clearing all three columns. Lose if any active column overflows.
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TYPEDOWN — a falling word on a starfield, HUD shows score, wave, lives Available Typing · real-time

TYPEDOWN

Real-time reflex typing. Words rain down from the sky — type them before they hit the ground, build combos, and survive the waves.

How to play
  • Type each falling word before it crosses the dashed ground line.
  • Each destroy bumps your combo; longer words and rare letters (Q X Z J K) score more.
  • Words come from the official Scrabble dictionary (NSWL2023) — expect the occasional obscure-but-valid word.
  • Missed words and mistypes fill the overheat meter — hit 100% and you lose points.
  • You have 3 lives. New wave every 12s with faster falls and denser spawns.
  • Special words (from wave 2+) appear with an emoji and dashed border — type them to trigger their power:
  • 💣 KABOOM clears every word on screen.   ❄️ CHILLZ freezes words for 5 seconds.   ⚡ RUSHX gives 2× score on your next 8 destroys.
  • Press Esc to pause.
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