Daily connection puzzle
Bonds
Find five letters. Follow their connections. Build the hidden word.
One shared puzzle each day.
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30-second lesson
Practice example: make two links
Step 1 of 2 · Find the letters
The mini answer is ART. This probe tells you that A and R belong, while C does not. Select the two letters that belong.
Step 2 of 2 · Follow the arrow
A solid arrow is directional. The clue A→R means A sits immediately before R. Connect the pair in the proven order.
Chain started
Exactly. In the real puzzle, confirmed links snap together while you keep probing for the missing letters.
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Your next probes
Choose a word to draft it. Enter submits and uses one turn.
Tools · Show workbench
Your working theory
Build the chain
0 of 5 letters found
Pencil in any letters, even ones not discovered yet. Dashed tiles and links are unconfirmed. Select a tile to move or remove it.
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Failed links between discovered letters will appear here.
Discovered letters
Nothing ruled out yet
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Check the letters and their connections
Each guess tells you which letters are in the answer. It also checks whether each neighboring pair occurs in the same order. The pair can appear anywhere in the answer.
Confirmed pairs snap together in the chain workbench. A→R and R→E merge into A→R→E. Separate branches remain until another guess connects them. The hidden word always uses five different letters.