Coax: Daily Word Game

One word a day. Otto has to say it, and only you can see it. Coax is a daily word game where you write the clues and an AI does the guessing. Otto lives on your iPhone, thinks with Apple Intelligence, and answers with exactly one word — usually the wrong one. Your whole job is to talk him round. The catch is the ban list. Every obvious word is off the table before you start. The word is PENGUIN, and you may not say bird, ice, Antarctica, tuxedo or swim. Now describe it in twelve words. HOW IT GOES — You write a clue. Otto replies with a single word. — Wrong? Write another. He remembers everything you've told him, so you can argue him out of a bad answer. — Six clues, then it's over. Fewer clues is a better score, and total words breaks the tie. A ROUND, IN FULL — "flightless waddler" → dodo — "lives where it's freezing" → polar bear — "formal dress, huddles in crowds" → PENGUIN FOUR LEVELS OF MEAN — Easy: 3 banned words, 15 per clue — Normal: 5 banned words, 12 per clue — Hard: 7 banned words, 9 per clue — Extreme: 10 banned words, 6 per clue. Good luck. A NEW WORD AT MIDNIGHT — One puzzle a day, the same one for everybody — Streaks, win rate, and a chart of how many clues you usually need — A share card carrying Otto's wrong guesses and no spoilers — A thousand words already in the box, so it will not run out OTTO LIVES ON YOUR IPHONE — Apple Intelligence, on the device, with no server anywhere — Plays on a plane, on the underground, on no signal at all — No account, no ads, no tracking, nothing collected Coax needs an iPhone that can run Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer) on iOS 26. Otto thinks on the device itself, so on an iPhone that can't run Apple Intelligence there is nowhere for him to live and the game can't be played. Only you can see the word. Make him say it.