# Offshoot: Word Roots — Daily vocabulary puzzle game

> Daily vocabulary puzzle game (iPhone/iPad app by Younis Yousef.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offshoot-word-roots/id6822555985 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Younis Yousef](https://appshunter.io/developer/6776359658)
- Category: Games, Education, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-26
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Offshoot?

One word root a day. Sixty seconds. Type every word you know that holds it.

Today's root might be graph, "to write or draw." Photograph counts. So do telegraph, biography and calligraphy. The rarer the word, the more it scores: photograph earns three points, sphygmograph earns fourteen.

HOW IT WORKS
• One root a day, the same for everyone, and free.
• Type every English word that contains it before the clock runs out.
• Rarer words score more, and long words earn extra.
• Then see every word you missed, each with a plain definition.

LEARN AS YOU PLAY
• Every word shows how it's built: calli + graph + y, "beautiful handwriting."
• Lookalikes are explained, not just rejected: reward holds "ward" but grew from something else.
• Save the words you want to keep in your word bank.

PLAY YOUR WAY
• 60-second, 90-second or untimed rounds, all free.
• A streak and a week at a glance, plus a Home Screen widget with today's root.
• Share your score without giving away a single word.

OFFSHOOT PLUS
Free players get the daily root and one Practice root a day, chosen by the app and playable as often as you like. Offshoot Plus adds:
• Practice on every root, by origin and by theme.
• The whole archive: play any past daily root since No. 1.
Plus is a monthly or yearly subscription (yearly starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers), or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Every plan works with Family Sharing. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings.

Terms of Use: https://api.offshoot.workers.dev/terms
Privacy Policy: https://api.offshoot.workers.dev/privacy

No ads, no account, and nothing you type leaves your phone.

WORD DATA
Word lists and definitions draw on Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), Open English WordNet and wordfreq.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Offshoot Plus Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Offshoot Plus Monthly | $2.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Offshoot Plus Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |


## Is Offshoot safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Offshoot.

## Is Offshoot legit?

Offshoot: Word Roots appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Offshoot is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-27

No release notes.

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