Play

How to play

Each round serves you a single letter. Type any valid English word of three letters or more that begins with that letter, then press Enter. Every new, valid word counts once toward your target. Repeats and non-words are rejected — with a reason — so you lose nothing but a second of thinking.

The opponent

A cosmetic opponent races you to the same target. It is not reading your words; it simply works at a steady pace that gets quicker as the levels climb. Beat it to the target — and beat the clock — to advance. Each level raises the number of words you need by one.

A few tactics

• Lead with short words. Three-letter words score the same as long ones and arrive far faster.
• Do not pause to admire a clever word. Speed of typing beats length every time.
• Common letters reward broad vocabulary; rarer ones reward a few well-chosen anchors.

Want to get faster? The journal’s word lists and strategy pieces are built for exactly that.