Tides - Daily Word Puzzle

A new word puzzle every day, shaped like a crossword. Guess the five-letter tide line, then the five words that cross it, and watch every letter you find help solve the next. Tides is a daily word game for anyone who loves crosswords, five-letter word guessing games and a good brain teaser with their morning coffee. It takes a few minutes, it's the same puzzle for everyone, and it's free. HOW IT WORKS Every puzzle has a five-letter tide line running across the board, crossed by five column words, plus a title that clues the tide line. Guess any word, in any order. After each guess, the tiles show which letters are in the right spot, which are in the word, and which aren't in it at all. The crossings are what make Tides different. A correct letter locks into the word that crosses it, so solving one word gives you a head start on the next. Land a crossing letter and that word earns bonus guesses. Crack the tide line and every column earns more. It's part crossword, part word guessing game, and all about using every clue on the board. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Normal: a relaxed daily puzzle, with up to three gold stars to earn. • Hard: letters you've found must be reused, and ruled-out letters can't come back. A true test of vocabulary and logic. • Extreme: Hard rules against a three-minute clock, with thirty seconds back for every word you solve. Clear the whole board in time for three gold stars and a purple star. COMPETE ON GAME CENTER • Six leaderboards: today's board, fastest Extreme win, longest streak, gold stars, purple stars and puzzles solved. • Eleven achievements, from your first tide line to a 30-day streak, plus a hidden one for the curious. • See where you rank on today's board the moment you finish. BUILD YOUR DAILY STREAK • A fresh word puzzle every day, the same for every player. • A full archive of past puzzles to play any time, free. • Guess a word right the first time for rare purple stars. • Stuck on a word? Spend a purple star to reveal a tile you pick, or a gold star to reveal a random one. • Keep a daily streak going, and spend a purple star to save it if life gets in the way. • See your stars and streak on a month calendar, and track your stats over time. • Share a picture of your board with no spoilers, or share your whole month as a picture. • Turn on a gentle daily reminder so you never miss a puzzle. PLAY YOUR WAY • Seven tile color themes, from Coastal to Neon, each tested for contrast and color blindness. • Light and dark mode, high-contrast tiles, VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support. • A Home Screen and Lock Screen widget that shows today's board and reveals one letter as a hint. • Your progress syncs with iCloud, so your games and streak follow you between iPhone and iPad. • Built for iPad too, with full hardware keyboard support. • Plays offline once puzzles are downloaded. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no accounts, no sign-up and no tracking. Your games stay on your device and in your own iCloud, and the developer never sees them. Game Center is optional and run by Apple. FREE FOR GOOD Every puzzle, mode and feature is free for everyone. If you'd like to help keep it that way, there's an optional tip jar in Settings. Tips unlock nothing. If you enjoy daily word games, crossword puzzles or five-letter word challenges, catch today's tide.