Crossflip (Puzzmallow)

Crossflip is one of the daily puzzles on Puzzmallow, the site that also makes Quickflip, Wordspan, Pipcross and Terraformation. Each day brings a numbered puzzle with a theme written above the grid, sometimes with a twist: one October 2026 puzzle asked for the months spelled without vowels, and on 22 October the theme was Tee Time, with golf words hidden among the decoys.

The grid looks like a small crossword, but every square is a tile with a different letter on each side. Each across and down entry can therefore spell two words. One belongs to the theme and the other is a decoy chosen to look plausible. Flipping a tile where two words cross changes both of them, so the puzzle is about finding the order of flips that turns every entry into a theme word.

The game counts your flips and shows a par for the day (30 flips for Daily #283), so a clean solve means working out the answer before you touch a tile. A timer can be shown, the site keeps your stats and win streak, and earlier puzzles can be played from the archive.

It suits players who enjoy themed word puzzles like Strands but want a little planning in the mix, and anyone who has played Quickflip and wants a longer puzzle on the same idea.