Crossword

Games

About this app

Freshly made crosswords from themed word lists, built with pure React (no game engine). Clean modern look, white with blue accents. How to play Pick a square and type the answer to its clue. The current word is shaded blue and the current square yellow. Tap the selected square again (or the clue bar, ⇄, or Space) to switch between Across and Down. After each letter the cursor moves on through the word, then to the next unfinished clue. Use ‹ › under the grid (or Tab / Shift+Tab, Enter) to move between clues. On larger screens, every clue is listed beside the grid; click one to jump there. Keyboard: letters type, Backspace erases (and steps back), arrow keys move around the grid. When every square is filled correctly the puzzle is solved. If the grid is full but something's wrong, the game tells you.

Features

  • Generated freeform crosswords from 8 themed word lists (Animals, Food & Drink, Space, Ocean, Sports, Music, Weather, Around the House), each with original clues. Every New puzzle is a different layout, sized to fit a phone.
  • Timer (pauses while the page is hidden) and best times per theme.
  • Import your own puzzle by pasting JSON: either a word list that's laid out for you, or a finished grid. Imported puzzles get their own best time.
  • Progress saved: the current puzzle, your letters and the time are kept in localStorage, so you can close the page and carry on later.
  • On-screen keyboard like Wordle's, so it plays well on phones.
  • Stats (📊): puzzles solved (themed and imported), time spent solving and the average time. Reset stats clears them and the best times, after a Yes / No confirmation.
  • Sound effects made with the Web Audio API (a pen stroke for each letter, erasing, a tone when an answer's squares are all filled — right or wrong, so it never gives an answer away — and solved), switched on or off in Settings.
  • Settings (⚙️): theme (same as the device, light or dark) and sound, saved in localStorage.

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