The goal

Score the most points you can across five words.

How to play

Tap letters on the wheel — or type on a keyboard — to spell a word. Press Enter to lock the word in. Press Delete to remove the last letter.

The centre letter (the larger gold one) has to appear in every word.

The shuffle button (next to the wheel) rearranges the outer letters. The centre stays put. Sometimes a new view helps you spot a word.

The chain

Each new word must start with the last letter of the word you just played.

Scoring

Each letter is worth its Scrabble value — the small number in the corner of every tile.

Longer words earn bonus points on top:

• +2 for 6-letter words
• +3 for 8-letter and longer words
• +3 for branching plays (see below)

Example: STARES = 6 letters worth 1 each + 2 bonus = 8 points.

Branching

If your new word contains a doubled letter that matches the previous word's last letter, you can connect via those doubled letters instead of starting the word with them. After a branching play, both ends of the new word stay open for future chains.

Two lives

Once you enter a word it's locked into your chain — you can't take it back. If you get stuck, tap one of the black life tiles to restart with a fresh chain. The wheel stays the same. You get two lives per day.

Badges

Earn these for special plays. They show up on your end-of-game screen and in your share message.

• 👑
  LordReach the top tier
• 🎯
  PerfectScore 100% of the max
• ❤️
  UntouchedFinish without using a life
• 🌲
  The ForesterBranch every word in your chain
• 📜
  WordsmithPlay a word 10+ letters long