Lexido

About Lexido

Lexido is a daily word puzzle built on a small crossword whose letters have been shuffled. Each day's puzzle is numbered by date (No. 261003 on 3 October 2026) and is the same for everyone.

The board is a 5x5 grid with four black squares, which leaves room for six words: three across and three down, crossing at every other square. All the right letters are already on the board, just in the wrong places. You swap tiles to rebuild the words, and the header counts how many of the six words you have found, how many moves you have made and how long you have taken.

There is no move limit to beat, so the challenge is to finish cleanly: fewer moves and a faster time make a better result. A help page explains the rules, and a free account keeps a profile of your results.

It suits fans of Waffle and other swap-the-letters crosswords who like a quick, low-pressure puzzle with a clear score.

How to play Lexido

1. Press Play now to open the day's grid.
2. Find a word you can see among the scrambled letters, across or down.
3. Swap two tiles at a time to move letters into place.
4. Keep swapping until all six words read correctly, in as few moves and as little time as you can.

Tips

• Fix the short words first.
• Use crossing letters to anchor longer words.
• Come back daily for a new grid.

Questions