WRODS

A slightly unconventional word game.

WRODS is a grid-based puzzle game where the objective is fairly straightforward: swap letters to form words, and try not to run out of moves. 

How it works

• Swapping: You can swap any two adjacent tiles (including diagonals).

• Making Words: Form valid words of three or more letters. They can read in any direction—left, right, up, or down.

• Intersections: A single letter can be part of multiple words at the same time. Setting up intersecting words is generally a good idea if you want to keep your run going.

• Move Limits: Every turn costs one move. Finding longer words or creating multiple words at once will grant you bonus moves. If your move counter hits zero, the game ends.

• Attempting a swap that doesn't result in a word will penalise your move count.

Special Tiles

Occasionally, special tiles will drop onto the board to either help or complicate matters:

• Swap Tile: Can be swapped with any tile on the board, regardless of distance. Rather useful in a pinch.

• Purge Tiles: Instantly clear all instances of a specific letter, or wipe out entire rows and columns.

• Cyclic Tile: A shifting tile that progresses to the next letter of the alphabet every time any match is made on the board.

• Move Modifier: Adds (or subtracts) the number of moves shown in its corner. The value changes every turn, so timing is somewhat important.

Features

• Daily Seeds: The board is generated using a seed number. By default, this is set to today's date, meaning everyone plays the exact same board each day. You can also type in your own seed to challenge a friend.

• Auto-Hints: If you stare at the board for long enough, the game will politely highlight a potential move. (Though on harder difficulties, taking the hint will cost you a move).

• You can turn off auto hints and special tiles in the options for a greater challenge.

Have a go and see how long you can keep the board going.