Headline Decoder vs Word Taper

A daily word puzzle where every answer uncovers a ridiculous fake headline. Crack the crossword-style clues, lift the black bars, and see what the story was really about. One new headline every day, the same for everyone. HOW IT WORKS • Read the headline. The key words are blacked out. • Each missing word has a crossword-style clue. Type the answer. • Fill in every word to uncover the full satirical story. • Stuck? Hints reveal a letter or narrow down the keyboard. THE DAILY EDITION • One new headline every day, the same for every player. • Build your streak and compare solve times on the daily leaderboard. • Share your result as a spoiler-free grid. No answers given away. EVENTS EVERY MONTH • Seasonal events with themed headlines, like Spooky Season Secrets every October. • A new monthly event with its own headline theme. • Weekly tournaments against players worldwide. • Earn exclusive rewards such as the Ghost Writer avatar, event titles and coins. MORE WAYS TO PLAY • Story Mode: 20 running stories told one headline at a time, from a mayor's pizza promise to an airport gate that declares itself a nation. • Practice: hundreds of hand-written headlines to solve at your own pace. • Color Fact-Check: a calm 4×4 tap puzzle for when you don't feel like typing. • Multiplayer: race friends or other players live in the News Room. MADE FOR • Crossword and word game fans who want a laugh with their daily puzzle. • Group chats that need something new to argue about every morning. • Anyone who has read a real headline and thought it couldn't get any sillier. Headline Decoder is free to play, with optional in-app purchases. Every headline in Headline Decoder is fictional satire written for the game. It isn't real news and isn't about real people.

Start with a word. Finish with a single letter. Word Taper is a playful word puzzle: take a word and shrink it, one step at a time, until only A or I is left. Each move lets you remove, swap or add one letter, but every step must be a real word. HOW TO PLAY - Change one letter per step: remove it, swap it or add one - Every step has to be a real dictionary word - Reach A or I to solve the puzzle - Finish close to par to unlock the next level FEATURES - Bright, colourful design with satisfying animations and sounds - Puzzles that grow from 5-letter to 6- and 7-letter words - Free hints in every puzzle, with bonus hints available if you're stuck - Earn stars for solving in fewer steps - Quick to learn, tricky to master: great for vocabulary and spelling Made in Australia by Zoomies Creative. Word meanings include material from WordNet 3.0 © 2006 Princeton University.