# WordQuarry — A daily digging word puzzle

> A daily digging word puzzle (iPhone/iPad app by James Anderson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wordquarry/id6796179473 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [James Anderson](https://appshunter.io/developer/6793356007)
- Category: Games, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is WordQuarry?

Five words are buried in the ground, one letter to a cell, scattered at random.

Dig carefully. Every cell you open tells you how many letters are touching it,
counting corners. Open a cell with nothing near it and the ground clears itself
outward, handing you a whole region for free.

But where a letter sits means nothing. Uncovering all twenty-five will not
finish the puzzle — each word still has to be named from its letters, with the
day's theme as your only guide.

Three lives. Break into a letter you had not identified (Claimed) and you lose one. Claim
bare ground and you lose one. Name a word wrongly and you lose one.

A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY
One board a day, the same for everyone, with a streak worth keeping. Share your
result as a row of colored squares that gives nothing away.

PRACTICE BOARDS
Finished today's? Deal yourself three more, free, every day. They never touch your daily and they never touch your streak. If three is not enough, one purchase makes them unlimited.

EVERY BOARD IS FAIR
No puzzle ships until it has been proved solvable by deduction alone. There are
no coin flips and no forced guesses. A good vocabulary makes you faster; it is
never what rescues you from an unfair board.

MADE FOR ONE HAND
Tap to dig. Long press to claim a letter you are sure of. Mark the cells you
suspect. Everything on one screen, no menus to hunt through.

Your board, your streak and your progress stay on your device.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Unlock | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is WordQuarry safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess WordQuarry.

## Is WordQuarry legit?

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


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-08-24

v.1.2:

How to Play now better explains what the numbers actually mean. Added new visuals that walk through a clue and the letters it was counting, ground clearing itself, the four kinds
of tile, and why the letters you find are listed alphabetically.

The board now also keeps a running count of how many cells you have uncovered.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-08-19

Bug fixes and updated Description to remove reference to ads as there are no ads.

### 1.1 — 2026-08-18

Pinch the grid to zoom in, and drag to move around. Much easier to hit the cell you meant on a smaller phone, where a mis-tap costs a life. Tap the button in the corner to fit the whole board back on screen.

### 0.9.26 — 2026-08-17

No release notes.

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## More apps by James Anderson

- [Anagrove](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anagrove/id6793356005)
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All apps by James Anderson: https://appshunter.io/developer/6793356007

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