CrossSet (PuzzleLab)

About CrossSet (PuzzleLab)

CrossSet is one of the free daily puzzles on PuzzleLab, a site of word and number games with no sign-up. Each day the game builds a small crossword-shaped grid holding five interlocking words, then scrambles the letters. The daily board is seeded from the date in US Pacific time, so everyone solves the same grid, and the generator avoids repeating recent words.

You can drag any two tiles to swap their letters. Tiles that are in the right place turn green and lock, which helps you see what is left. The game counts your moves and lists the words you have found, and the puzzle ends when every across and down word is valid.

Grid shapes vary from day to day, using a few crossword layouts that can be mirrored or rotated. A practice mode offers extra random boards once the daily is done, and your daily results feed a streak on the PuzzleLab home page.

It suits fans of swap puzzles like Waffle and anyone who wants a short word puzzle with a visible finish line.

How to play CrossSet (PuzzleLab)

1. Look at the mini crossword: its letters are all there, but scrambled.
2. Drag one tile onto another to swap the two letters.
3. Green tiles are in the right spot and lock in place.
4. Keep swapping until all five across and down words are valid.

Tips

• Start with the crossing cells: a letter there has to fit two words.
• Look for common endings such as -ED, -ER and -S to anchor a word.
• Count vowels: each word needs some, so spread them out before fine tuning.
• Use Practice mode to learn the grid shapes without affecting your streak.

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