How to Play
The Concept
Every day we publish one word. Instead of a clean dictionary definition, you get a deliberately sloppy, roundabout, and funny description. Your job is to figure out what the word is using as few clues as possible.
The Rules
5 clues per word, revealed one at a time. Clue 1 is the most absurd. Clue 5 is nearly a real definition.
3 guesses per clue. If you use all 3 without getting it right, the next clue reveals automatically.
You can also skip to the next clue at any time if you want a better hint.
Scoring
Every puzzle starts at 1,000 points.
Each wrong guess costs -25 points.
Each clue reveal costs -150 points.
Solve it on clue 1, first try? That's a perfect 1,000.
Streaks
Play every day to build your streak. Streak bonuses add up across the week and reset every 7 days. Miss a day and the streak resets to zero. But a DNF (not solving it) still counts as showing up.
Leaderboards
Create a free account to track your stats, access the puzzle archive, and compete on the weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards.