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Word Chain · 1–14 players

How to play Word Chain

One chain, everyone at their own pace. Connect familiar English words, use the meaning clues and see how far you can climb before time runs out.

How to play

  1. Choose a race from 30 seconds to 3 minutes. Everyone starts the same chain and plays against the same timer.
  2. Join the current word to the next one to make a familiar English compound or phrase. Use the first letter, exact word length and meaning clue.
  3. Type the whole next word or its missing ending. More hint letters appear automatically while you think, always leaving the last letter to solve.
  4. Solve as many links as you can. Equal progress is decided by who reached it first; the ending reveals the race and your missed connection.

The puzzles are in English in every interface language. There are no turns or skips, and the clock keeps running while hints appear.

Before you start

Play solo or with up to 14 people. Choose 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 or 180 seconds. Everyone uses their own device, and every puzzle is in English even when the interface uses another language.

Estimated time for six players with default settings: About 1 min. Discussion and host settings can change this.