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Word Trails

Trace five hidden words through a daily letter grid. Every answer fits the theme and every step must touch.

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How to play Word Trails

Tap neighboring letters in order, then check the word. Find all five answers that match the daily theme.

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How to play Word Trails

These notes cover the controls, rules, and decisions in this browser version.

Word Trails browser game in play
Word Trails running in a desktop browser. The same game adapts for touch screens.

Play a round

  1. Read the daily theme, then tap one letter to start a path through the five-by-five board.
  2. Continue through horizontally, vertically, or diagonally neighboring letters without reusing a tile in the same word.
  3. Check the completed path; a matching theme answer moves into the found-word list.
  4. Find all five handcrafted theme words to finish the daily grid.

Strategy for this version

  • Use the theme to predict likely answers before tracing random letter combinations.
  • Scan from unusual starting letters first because they usually have fewer plausible paths than common vowels.
  • If a path nearly works, undo only the last letter and test another neighboring branch.
  • Cross off found answers mentally so repeated starting letters can be assigned to the themes that remain.

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