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Locabulary

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Chain countries letter by letter until you land on the day's mystery country.

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Today's Locabulary board: France outlined on a world map, its card reading Over 6 letters away, the alphabet bands and locked first letter and continent clues

Locabulary is a daily geography puzzle on a world map. Each day hides one mystery country, and you reach it by building a chain: every country you name must start with a letter taken from the previous one. Closeness bands and later clues steer you, and the shorter your chain, the better your score.

About Locabulary

Locabulary hides one mystery country each day and asks you to find it by chaining countries together. You can start with any country. After that, you tap a letter in the current country's name and then name a country that begins with that letter, so every step in the chain is tied to the one before it by spelling.

Each country you add is shown on an interactive world map, and the game tells you how close its first letter is to the first letter of the mystery country: within 2 letters, within 6 letters, or over 6 away. As the chain grows, further clues can show the mystery country's first letter and its continent. The fewer countries you need, the better your score, so the puzzle is as much about choosing the right letter to jump from as about knowing the map.

The day's country changes at midnight by the player's own clock, and past challenges can be replayed from the archive. The site has a page for teachers with a five-minute, projector-friendly routine and printable handouts. It is free, shows no ads and needs no account. Locabulary is made by InBloom, a small New Zealand studio that puts learning first, and its archive goes back to October 2025.

When you finish, the results panel keeps your streak and gives you a spoiler-safe result to share. Each day also has its own hints page for players who get stuck.

How to play Locabulary

  1. Start by typing any country name into the box under the map.
  2. Tap a letter in the current country's name to choose where the chain goes next.
  3. Name a country that starts with that letter and see it on the map.
  4. Read the closeness band, within 2, within 6 or over 6 letters, and the extra clues as they appear.
  5. Keep chaining until you name the mystery country, using as few countries as you can.

Screenshots

Locabulary mid-chain: after France, the letter N is chosen and a list offers the 14 countries starting with N, such as Namibia, Nepal and New Zealand
Locabulary share card: the map pin logo, the name Locabulary, the line Chain countries to find the mystery country and a Play button over a pale world map
The Locabulary play screen: a world map centred on Africa with a box at the bottom reading Start typing a country name

Tips

  • Pick a first country with many different letters, so you have more starting letters to jump to.
  • Use the closeness bands to home in on the first letter before worrying about the continent.
  • Once the continent clue appears, list the countries on it that start near the letter you have narrowed to.
  • Countries with long names, such as those with two words, give the most letters to chain from.

Questions

When does Locabulary change?

A new mystery country comes at midnight by your own device's clock, and every player gets the same country for that date.

Can I play past days?

Yes. The Past Challenges archive lets you replay earlier puzzles.

How is Locabulary scored?

By the length of your chain: the fewer countries you need to reach the mystery country, the better.

Can it be used in class?

Yes. The For Educators page describes a short classroom routine on one shared screen, with handouts.

Does Locabulary have ads?

No. The game page loads no ad scripts or ad slots, and the privacy page says analytics are not used to sell advertising.

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