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404 puzzles · 6 themes · 12 words in every grid, 8 in a Gentle one · always free, no account
The Attic
Up the attic stair under a bare bulb: dust motes in the gable window light, a stored trunk, old luggage, and a forgotten box by the rafters.
Home & Comfort · 12 words · 12 × 12 grid
A different puzzle is featured each day. Nothing ever expires — every earlier puzzle stays right where you left it.
Home & Comfort
Newest 6 of 86
Kitchens, gardens, quilts and slow evenings: the small comforts of an ordinary good day.
The Laundry Line
Wash day in the back garden: pegs on the line, a basin of starch, good linen and socks hung out to dry.
Sunday Baking
A slow afternoon at the counter with an apron on, a bowl of batter, a warm oven and a timer ticking away.
On the Porch
A shady porch on a warm afternoon: a rocker, a swing, the railing and a broom leaning by the steps.
At the Kitchen Sink
Eight short words from the sink and the draining board: the kettle, the teapot, the sponge and the towel hung to dry.
The Attic
Up the attic stair under a bare bulb: dust motes in the gable window light, a stored trunk, old luggage, and a forgotten box by the rafters.
Sunday Pancakes
A batter bowl beside the skillet, bubbles rising before the spatula flip: a butter pat melting, the syrup jug out, and a second batch coming.
Hobbies
Newest 6 of 77
Knitting, baking, fishing, card games and the other pastimes people keep coming back to.
Antique Hunting
An estate sale at dawn and a flea market after: a maker's mark under the patina, a barn find, an attic find, and haggling over a brass lamp.
Cake Decorating
A crumb coat on the turntable, royal icing through a piping tip, fondant smoothed to a clean edge, and sugar flowers on a tiered cake.
Bonsai Trees
A juniper on a shallow tray: pruning, wiring, shaping the canopy, tweezers for the moss and the day you repot the roots.
Hand Tools
The workbench end of the garage — hammer, pliers and drill, a vise clamped to the bench and screws in a jar.
Ballroom Dancing
Foxtrot, tango and rumba under the chandelier: partners in a waltzing glide, posture, rhythm and a twirl at the lessons.
A Game of Dominoes
Ivory tiles face down in the boneyard, doubles matching along the line, a spinner, blocked rounds and careful scoring.
Outdoors & Nature
Newest 6 of 76
Woods, water, weather and wildlife, for anyone happiest with a view out the window or a trail underfoot.
The Flower Bed
A small bed of spring colour, turned over with a spade: tulips, pansies, daisies and a hose coiled nearby.
Fossil Hunting
Trilobite, ammonite and crinoid in shale at the quarry, with a rock pick, a brush, a split slab and field notes on sandstone.
The Redwood Forest
Coastal fog through a hushed grove of old growth: a tall trunk with deep bark furrow, a fern glade, needle duff, and one sun shaft.
The Great Smokies
Blue haze over a foggy ridge: a rail fence and a homestead at Cades Cove, a gristmill on the creek road, laurel, and a black bear.
The Grain Harvest
A combine works the wheat field at sunset, filling the grain truck by auger while chaff drifts past the silo and elevator.
Migrating Geese
A skein of geese goes southward overhead, honking above a stubble field, a marsh edge and a farm pond under a grey sky.
Seasonal
Newest 6 of 67
Holidays and the turn of the year, for when you want a puzzle that matches the calendar.
Halloween Pumpkins
A porch full of carved pumpkins: the scooped seeds, the orange glow and the toothy grin waiting by the front step.
Sweater Weather
A cardigan, corduroy and tweed with a knit cap, a scarf and thick socks, layers and boot laces for a crisp wind.
Mums and Asters
Mums, asters, marigold and sedum in clay pots on the porch steps, frost hardy beside goldenrod, kale and russet red.
The First Frost
A frosty pane, a silver lawn and stiff grass at early dark, with mittens, a scraper, row covers and the last tomato brought in.
The Scarecrow
Burlap and straw stuffing in a patched shirt on a fence post, with button eyes, a straw hat, old boots and a crow call.
Friday Night Football
The marching band and the cheer squad fill the bleachers while the pigskin sails past the goalpost under the field lights.
Nostalgia
Newest 6 of 53
Drive-ins, soda fountains, front-porch summers — word lists drawn from the things you grew up with.
The Morning Post
The day's post arriving: a stamped letter in the mailbox, a pencil on the desk and a note left out to be answered.
A Walk to the Shops
A short walk along the row of shopfronts: an awning, a lit window, a bench on the corner and a basket to carry home.
Black and White Film
Reels running in a dark room: rows of seats facing the screen, a silent scene flickering, one star per studio.
Saturday Morning Cartoons
A cereal bowl on a tv tray, rabbit ears adjusted just so, the volume dial down low, and the whole cartoon hour before anyone else woke.
The Encyclopedia Set
Gilded volumes a salesman carried door to door: articles and indexes, an atlas, a yearly supplement on the shelves.
The Corner Newsstand
A magazine rack under an awning shade at the city corner: headlines out front, a coin tray, penny candy, and regulars in the morning rush.
Travel
Newest 6 of 45
Road trips, train windows and postcard places — the packing list and the arrival.
At the Seaside
An easy hour by the water: a pebble underfoot, a gull overhead, the tide coming in and a rowboat tied at the pier.
Bavarian Villages
Timbered gables and frescoes, geraniums at every window, a maypole and steeples, cowbells on the alpine slope, pretzels.
Santa Fe Adobe
An adobe wall with viga beams and a blue door, a chile ristra hung to dry, a clay oven in the plaza, and pinon smoke on high desert air.
Prague Old Town
Spires and red roofs over the old square: a clock tower and a gothic arch, cobblestone underfoot, a tram line, and night lamps below castle hill.
Back Roads in October
Foliage over a winding lane, a red barn and hay bales, an old bridge, a farm stand and a cider sign along the gravel road.
The Hudson Valley
Palisades above the riverside, estates and mansions, hamlets with a steeple, orchards and vineyards, the ferry and railway.
How to play
- Look for the listed words hidden in the letter grid — twelve of them in a regular puzzle, eight in a gentle one.
- Words run left to right or right to left, downward, and along any diagonal.
- Press and drag across a word with your mouse or finger to select it. On a keyboard, move with the arrow keys and press Enter to start and finish a selection.
- Found words stay highlighted, so you can always see what’s left. Clear the list and the puzzle is done.
Letters too small? Use the A / A+ / A++ buttons above any puzzle to step the whole grid up in size. The setting is remembered for next time.
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