Constellate

About Constellate

Constellate spreads the day's words across a dark star map. Each word has a short crossword-style clue, such as Decide with a coin or Pole on a sailboat, and boxes for its letters. Lines join words to one another, and each line carries a relation: change one letter, change two, anagram, rhyme, homophone, contains, add three letters, or shares its first or last three letters.

That makes the puzzle part crossword and part wordplay chain. An answer you are sure of opens the words around it, since knowing that one word is an anagram of another or rhymes with it narrows the next answer down. Tapping a relation explains it with an example, such as heart and heard for change one.

Each daily puzzle is dated and lists how many words it holds before you start. Beyond the daily one, the site has community puzzles and a puzzle maker for building your own. Signing in is optional. It suits crossword solvers who enjoy cryptic-style wordplay.

How to play Constellate

1. Press Start the Puzzle on the day's board.
2. Pick a word, read its clue and type the answer in its boxes.
3. Use the lines between words: each says how two answers relate, such as anagram or change one letter.
4. Work outward from the answers you know until every word in the constellation is filled.

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Tips

• Start with the clues you find easiest and use their links to unlock neighbours.
• Tap a relation to see its rule; same first 3 and contains are easy to misread.
• Rhyme and homophone links tell you a word's sound, which helps when its clue is vague.

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