Rules
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Word Length: Each valid word must be at least 4
letters long.
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Letter Reuse: Any letter can be used more than once
in a word.
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Center Letter: Every valid word (and easter egg!)
must include the center letter at least once.
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No Proper Nouns or Proper Adjectives: standard
Scrabble rules.
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Pangrams: Each puzzle contains at least one
pangram. Pangrams are words that use each of the letters in
the puzzle at least once. Pangrams are awarded a point bonus and
trigger a short celebration.
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Daily Puzzle: The daily puzzle resets at midnight
EST. You can still go back and play the previous 7 days' puzzles
from the Calendar on the main menu (or from the
Stats page). Anything older is locked, but you can open it to see
the answer key.
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Game Modes: Daily is one shared puzzle for
everyone each day. Random gives you a fresh puzzle whenever
you want one. VS is a 1v1 race against a friend using a
challenge code — words you both find don't count, so go for
the ones only you can spot.
Gameplay
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Rotation: The outer ring of letters can be rotated
by pressing and dragging. You can dial the letters like an old
rotary telephone, or just reposition them as you see fit. Control
how this works in your user Settings.
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Guessing: You can input your answer by typing it on
the keyboard or by pressing the letters themselves.
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Submitting: You can submit your answer by pressing
Enter or by pressing the Submit button.
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Shuffling: You can shuffle the letter pieces by
using the space bar or shift keys, in addition to clicking/touching
the shuffle button.
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Deleting: The Delete button can be pressed once to
delete the last letter entered, or long pressed to clear the entire
entry field.
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Checking: You can check the words that you've found
at any point by selecting Found Words from the menu. Your Found
Words are displayed in the order that they were found, but you can
click the column headers to sort in either direction in any column.
This comes in handy when checking for words you may have missed.
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Learning: You can click any of the words that
you've found in the Found Words list to be taken to its definition.
If you come across a word that should be added or removed, please
use the 'Submit Missing Word' option from the in-game menu,
(disclaimer: the dictionary is not perfect!)
Settings
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Accent Color: Choose an accent color that will be
applied to various highlights in the game. The default button will
reset the color back to orange.
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Autoshuffle: Enable or disable the autoshuffle
option. When enabled, the puzzle will automatically shuffle at the
chosen interval (1-99 seconds).
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Orbit Settings: Enable the orbit settings to turn
on automatic letter rotation (spinning of the outer ring of
letters). You can set the orbit direction (clockwise or
counterclockwise) and control the speed with the > buttons.
Scoring
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Word Length Points:
- 4-letter word: 1 point
- 5-letter word: 2 points
- 6-letter word: 3 points ...and so on
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Tally: The score is displayed in the upper-right
hand corner of the gamescreen.
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Pangram Bonus: If your word is a pangram (using
every available letter at least once), you receive an extra +5
points bonus.
Levels
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Every puzzle has a total possible score. Your level is the share of
that total you've earned — the progress bar at the top of the
game shows each level as a marker, and you'll get a little
celebration when you reach a new one.
- 🌙 Lunar — 5%+ of the puzzle
- 🪐 Planetary — 20%+
- ⭐ Stellar — 40%+
- 🌌 Galactic — 60%+
- 💫 Cosmic! — 75%+ (the top level)