Crossle

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Find three crossing words that share a starting letter, in six tries.

Play Crossle

on crossle.resistancelabs.tech

Crossle #91 at phone size: today's empty board, a seven-letter row crossing a long column at the shared dark anchor square, with Co-Op, 6 Left, Submit Board and the keyboard

Crossle is a daily word puzzle where three words cross at one shared starting letter. You fill all three tracks and submit the board, getting colour feedback like Wordle, and you have six submissions to get every word. A co-op mode lets two people solve the same board together in real time.

About Crossle

Crossle builds one puzzle a day from a seed made of the UTC date, so every player gets the same board, numbered from the game's first day. The board shows three tracks of empty squares that meet at a single anchor square: all three words start with that same letter, and they have different lengths.

You type into each track and press Submit Board. Each submission uses one of your six attempts, even if some tracks are still empty, and the cells are coloured to show which letters are right and which are in the word but misplaced. A hint button reveals a clue for the word you are focused on, and a "Click here if too difficult" link offers an easy mode that shows small track numbers on the yellow and purple cells.

Co-op mode is the unusual part: two players can share one board in real time, with one taking the first track and the other the remaining two, and the anchor letter and typing synced live. It is free and needs no account. It suits Wordle players who want a puzzle with more than one word to juggle.

How to play Crossle

Look at the three tracks; they all start from the same anchor square.
Type a word into each track, working out the shared first letter as you go.
Press Submit Board to check all three; this uses one of your six attempts.
Use the colour feedback to fix letters, and the Hint button for a clue to the focused word.
Find all three words within six submissions, alone or with a friend in Co-Op.

Screenshots

Crossle #91 on desktop after one submission: PLANETS in the mini map coloured blue for right, yellow for misplaced and grey for absent letters, with 5 Left and the keyboard coloured to match

Tips

Settle the anchor letter first; once it is right, it is right in all three words.
Fill every track before submitting, since an empty track still costs an attempt.
Use your first submission to test common letters across all three words at once.
In co-op, split the work by track and talk through the shared first letter.

Questions

Is it the same puzzle for everyone?

Yes. The puzzle is generated from the UTC date and numbered, so all players get the same board.

How many attempts do I get?

Six submissions of the whole board.

Can I play with someone else?

Yes. Co-op mode syncs one board between two players in real time.

Is there an easier mode?

Yes. The "Click here if too difficult" link turns on Easy Mode, which shows small track numbers on the yellow and purple cells so you can tell which word a letter belongs to.