coldspell

coldspell is a free browser puzzle from Boomchuk, a small studio that makes daily word games. The game sits under Boomchuk's "icebreakr" label and is marked as a playable beta.

Every date has three puzzles, Easy, Medium and Hard, and everyone playing on that date gets the same ones. Each hides a single seven-letter word. On 7 November 2026 the Easy puzzle was titled "One good flip". The written set in the game's code runs from late October 2026 to late January 2027 with a different answer for every puzzle.

The board opens as four big cubes: I, C, E and an empty quarter. Dragging the big I into the gap cracks the other quarters into small letter cubes. The I has to be moved three times before it melts away and leaves a cleared quarter with seven answer spaces. While that happens you drag small letters through the ice, which cracks cubes but also wears down letters outside the answer. Letters the answer needs stay safe.

The first clue shows once the I is gone, and another arrives every three moves. Water left behind freezes into new letters after a few moves. You fill the seven spaces, reading the top row and then the bottom row, and swap letters until the tray spells the word. A full tray is checked on its own.

The game keeps a streak for players who solve all three puzzles on their release day, and an archive holds every date released so far. Results can be shared, and progress is saved in the browser with no account. It suits players who like a riddle-style clue mixed with a little planning about which letters to keep.