01 · Pick
Choose from four
Four letters appear. Take turns picking one, and whoever picks, both players place that same letter.
Two-player word gameSame letters.
Same letters.
Different placement.
Four letters are on offer. You and your opponent take turns picking one, and whatever you choose, you both have to place it. Same letters, your own 5×5 board. Where they land is the whole game. No luck of the draw, just nerve and placement.
Launching soon on iOS and Android.
Four letters on offer — drag one in
S1
T1
O1
R1
E1
H4
A1
L1
E1
D2
P3
L1
T1
E1
I1
R1
A1
T1
E1
S1
T1
E1
I1
N1
Drag a letter onto the glowing square.
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- Word languages
- 5×5
- Your board
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- Letters on offer
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- Luck of the draw
- Free
- To play
How it plays
Pick a letter, you both place it. Mastering it takes a while.
02 · Place
Drop it anywhere
You each have your own 5×5 board. The same letters land on both, but you decide where yours go, thinking a few moves ahead.
03 · Score
Every line counts
When the board fills up, each row and column scores its best valid word. Highest total wins. Simple to learn, deep to play.
Modes
Four ways to play.
Online
Take on the world
Get matched with a stranger or call out a friend. Volley moves back and forth in one sitting, or fire one off and get a buzz when they hit back. Life gets busy, but your games still finish.
Daily
One board. Everyone. Every day.
The same fresh puzzle drops for the whole planet each morning. Outscore your friends, climb the global board, and don't you dare break that streak.
Your rules
Score it your way
Classic for a pure placement duel. Scrabble-style when you want rare letters and bonus squares to bite. Or Custom: bend the scoring until it's yours.
Offline
One phone, two rivals
No second device, no Wi-Fi, no excuses. Pass the phone back and forth. A quick cover screen keeps your board secret. Built for road trips and sofa grudge matches.
Ranked
Every match counts toward your rank.
Online play isn't just for bragging rights. Wins and losses feed a Glicko-2 rating, so every match nudges you up or down a real ladder.
Ladders
Two ranked ladders
Every online match updates your Glicko-2 rating. Classic and Scrabble each run their own ladder, so you can climb both.
Hall of Fame
Earn your spot
Get through your placement games to appear on the global board. The top of each ladder is enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
Leaderboards
Friends or the world
Stack up ratings, top scores, and daily runs against your friends or every player, by day, week, or month.
Be first to play.
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