Each puzzle is a chain of 6–10 words. Adjacent words always form a real compound word or common phrase.
First word given, plus a hint for the next. Guess it correctly and the chain continues:
BLACKOUT and OUTBACK — both real phrases.
You get 4 wrong guesses total before the puzzle ends. Same for everyone.
Easy: First letter + word length, with more letters revealed after each strike.
Medium: First letter + word length only.
Hard: First letter only.
Your chosen difficulty is part of your share string — friends will know if you took the harder path.
Share your result. Friends do the same. Paste theirs into your Friends page to see leaderboards by mode and overall.
Paste a friend's share string to add their result.
Build the chain — each word links to the next.