Squares: Conquer the Grid, One Word at a Time! Squares is a daily word puzzle demanding both skill and strategy. Your mission? Fill the grid, forming words to maximize your score.
Gameplay:
Connect letters in any direction – up, down, left, right, or diagonally – to create words. The goal is to discover all the words hidden within the letter grid, earning as many points as possible.
Rules of the Game:
- Scoring: Each letter in a word earns you one point (e.g., a five-letter word scores five points).
- Minimum Word Length: Words must be at least four letters long.
- Letter Reuse: Each tile can only be used once per word.
- Excluded Words: Hyphenated words, proper nouns, offensive language, and uncommon terms are not included in the main word list.
Bonus Challenges:
- Bonus Words: Uncommon, archaic, or slang terms are considered bonus words. These don't add to your score but appear on a separate bonus word list. You can continue hunting for these even after finding all the main words.
- Word of the Day: Each puzzle features a hidden "Word of the Day," often a long and challenging bonus word. Finding it rewards you with two extra hints!
Daily Puzzle & Features:
- Fresh Puzzles Daily: A new Squares puzzle is released every day at midnight.
- Grid Rotation: Rotate the grid left or right using the buttons in the bottom right corner for a fresh perspective.
- Letter Hints: After finding 40% of the words, a hint appears: numbers on each letter show how many words begin with that letter (a zero indicates no words start with that letter). Letters turning orange are no longer used in the main words but might still appear in bonus words.
- Hints System: Each puzzle offers 3-5 hints (lightbulb icon). Using a hint reveals the first letter of a random word and its search direction. The number of hints depends on the puzzle's difficulty. Sharing the game link with friends grants an extra hint!
Prepare for a word-finding adventure! Good luck and happy puzzling!
