Word Games & Language Puzzles
Solo players, daily visitors and competitive word lovers
A new word to crack every day, plus unlimited anagrams, word ladders, word searches and letter puzzles. Every game checks against a real dictionary and saves your best streaks.
33 games · free · no download
Play together
Online rooms with an invite link, or pass-and-play on one device.
OnlineType Racer
Race your team on the same passage. Fastest clean fingers win.
GroupNewForbidden Word
Describe the word without saying any of the forbidden ones.
GroupNewEmoji Translation
Decode emoji into movies, sayings, songs and food.
GroupNewFive-Second Rule
Name three things in five seconds. Sounds easy. It isn't.
GroupNewStory Prompt Game
A hero, a setting and a problem. Now tell the story.
GroupNewAlphabet Challenge
Name an animal starting with K. Go!
GroupNewUndercover
Your word is pizza. Theirs is burger. And they don't know they're different.
Play on your own
SoloWord Guess
Guess the five-letter word in six tries.
SoloNewSynonym Match
Find the word that means the same.
SoloNewAntonym Match
Find the opposite. Watch out for the synonym trap.
SoloNewHomophone Quiz
There, their or they're? Pick the right word.
SoloNewPrefix Puzzle
Un-, re-, pre-, sub-: what do they mean?
SoloNewSuffix Puzzle
-less, -ful, -ology: what do they mean?
SoloNewCompound Word Builder
Sun + ? = sunflower. Build the compound word.
SoloNewMissing Letter
One letter is missing. Which one completes the word?
SoloNewDaily Word
One five-letter word a day, the same for everyone. Six guesses.
SoloNewWord Guess with Hints
Unlimited five-letter puzzles with up to two letter hints.
SoloNewSix-Letter Guess
Like Wordle, but six letters and seven tries.
SoloNewUnscramble
Unscramble as many words as you can in 60 seconds.
SoloNewAnagrams
Seven letters, two minutes. How many words can you make?
SoloNewSpelling Bee
Seven letters in a honeycomb. Every word must use the centre.
SoloNewLetter Grid
Join neighbouring letters to find words in three minutes.
SoloNewHangman
Guess the word one letter at a time. Six wrong guesses and it's over.
SoloNewWord Search
Find every hidden word, from easy grids to eight-direction hard mode.
SoloNewWord Ladder
COLD to WARM, one letter at a time.
SoloNewWord Chain
Each word starts with the last letter of the one before. Beat the computer.
SoloNewWord Connections
Sixteen words, four hidden groups. Watch for red herrings.
SoloNewLanguage Identification
'Vanakkam', 'Merci', 'Asante': which language is it?
SoloNewInternet Slang Quiz
Rizz, delulu, no cap: do you actually know what they mean?
SoloNewDaily Anagram
Five scrambled words a day, from four to eight letters.
SoloNewDaily Connections
One connections puzzle a day, the same for everyone.
SoloNewCryptogram
Crack the letter-swap cipher to reveal a famous quote.
SoloNewDaily Cipher
One cryptogram a day, the same for everyone. Crack it and share your time.
Word Games FAQ
Are these word games games free?
Yes. Every word games game on OFF PLAY is free to play in your browser, with no download, install or account needed for solo play.
Can I play word games games on my phone?
Yes. Every game works on phones, tablets and computers, with touch controls on mobile and keyboard or mouse controls on desktop.
Can I play with friends?
Yes. 7 games in this category can be played together, either online in a private room you share with a link, or by passing one device around.