Read the definition, guess the word. A brand-new dictionary puzzle every day at midnight GMT — free, no sign-up needed.
The Dictionary Game turns the dictionary inside out. Instead of looking a word up, you are shown its definition and have five attempts to work out which word it describes. Every guess colours in: green for a letter in the right place, yellow for a letter in the wrong place, red for a letter that is not in the answer. It takes about three minutes a day, and it teaches vocabulary the way vocabulary actually sticks — by retrieval rather than rote reading.
Alongside the main puzzle we feature a rare, archaic or forgotten English word each day, with its meaning, its origin and a page of its own so you can come back to it later. Past words live in the Word of the Day archive.
A Spanish edition of the game with strict accent matching, unlimited random play for signed-in players, a short-words puzzle for younger players, and a blog with more than fifty guides on vocabulary building, etymology, exam preparation and word games.