Word games

Word games are one of the most pleasant ways to keep your mind busy. Guess the hidden five-letter word, find words in a letter grid, unscramble jumbled letters, or climb a word ladder one letter at a time, all free in your web browser.

Each game has a new daily puzzle, the same for everyone that day, and you can play as many practice puzzles as you like. The answers are friendly everyday words, never obscure ones, and the letters are big and clear on a phone, tablet or computer, so these free online word games suit adults and seniors alike.

Nothing is against the clock. Use a hint when you are stuck, and your game saves on your device so you can come back later. Solve the daily puzzles to climb the weekly leaderboards if you like, with no account needed. New to a game? Each one has a short how-to-play guide.

Hangman is the classic game of guessing a word letter by letter, here with a flower that loses its petals instead of the usual drawing. Word Scramble is a quick unscramble game online, with a fresh set of jumbled words every day, and Word Wheel and Word Ladder are gentle puzzle games with words for when you want to think a little harder.