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Spell words with glowing paper lanterns, and light up a whole sleeping river town.
On a warm festival night, letters drift on a wooden raft down a quiet river. Swipe across neighbouring lanterns to spell a word. Each correct word lifts its lanterns into the sky as floating lights. A giant paper dragon gathers that light and flies over the rooftops, and the town wakes up: windows glow, fireworks bloom and tiny villagers come out to dance.
HOW TO PLAY
• Swipe through neighbouring lanterns to spell a word
• Every letter plays a soft chime, so each word is a small melody
• Find all target words to wake the town and finish the night
• Spell extra words for bonus coins, streaks and keys
SPECIAL LANTERNS
• Fire lanterns burn their neighbours for extra coins
• Star lanterns double the reward of any word
• Frozen lanterns need two uses before they fly
• Festival Nights at the end of each town bring more specials and bigger rewards
EIGHT FESTIVAL TOWNS
• Cherry Blossom Bay, Snowy Mountain Temple, Desert Oasis, Floating Sky Market
• Maple Valley, Firefly Bamboo Marsh, Coral Moon Lagoon, Aurora Ice Harbor
• 120 crafted nights, then an Endless River of new levels
• Every level is guaranteed solvable, with a gentle difficulty curve
BOOSTERS
• Hint reveals a letter, Owl Eye reveals a whole word
• Star Rain sprinkles star lanterns, Warm Wind melts the ice
• Shuffle rearranges the raft at any time, free
COLLECT AND GROW
• 48 festival charms to find across eight towns, with set rewards
• Lantern, dragon and swipe-trail skins
• Lamplighter ranks with rewards at every step
• Daily gifts with a 7-day streak, daily missions and 12 tiered achievements
• Festival Chests opened with keys you earn by playing, with the odds shown for every chest
MADE TO RELAX
• Soft generative music and gentle sound effects
• No timers, no pressure, no lives
• Big, friendly touch controls for every age
• Over 10,000 English words built in
No ads. Plays fully offline.
Optional in-app purchases are available for coins, gems and cosmetic bundles, and the whole game can be enjoyed without them.
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What's New in Lantern Words
1.0.0
October 5, 2026
7
Subscriptions & In-App Purchases
$4.99
Chest of Coins
6,000 coins, the best coin value





