Omiword
Slide the tiles within their sectors to spell four common words.
Every day: One numbered puzzle a day, the same for everyone: drag letter tiles within their sectors of a square frame until all four sides spell common words, with difficulty rising from Monday to Sunday. New puzzle: Midnight, local time.
Omiword is a daily word puzzle from Alan Bellows of Damn Interesting. Letter tiles sit around a square frame, split into sectors; you drag tiles only within their own sector until all four words around the frame are real, common words. Puzzles get harder through the week, from Easy on Monday to Vexing on Sunday.
About Omiword
Omiword is made by Alan Bellows, the writer behind the long-running Damn Interesting website, and has published a numbered puzzle every day since the start of 2025. It is free, carries no ads, and is supported by readers through Patreon.
The board is a square ring of letter tiles. Each side is a word, so the corner tiles belong to two words at once, and the ring is divided into sectors: a tile may be dragged anywhere within its own sector but never out of it. Your job is to shuffle tiles inside the sectors until every side reads as a common word. There can be more than one valid answer, and the game tells you when you have found an alternate solution.
Like the New York Times crossword, Omiword grows harder through the week. Monday's puzzle is labelled Easy, then Normal, Moderate, Tricky, Challenging and Difficult, with Sunday's Vexing. Your time and number of moves are recorded, hints are available, and every past puzzle can be played from the archive. Solved puzzles also earn items for a collection.
It suits players who like quiet, tactile puzzles: there is no guess limit and no penalty for trying, just the satisfaction of four words falling into place.
How to play Omiword
- Look at the square of tiles and how it is divided into sectors.
- Drag a tile to another spot within the same sector; tiles cannot leave their sector.
- Keep rearranging until each of the four sides spells a common word, remembering that corners are shared.
- Use a hint if you are stuck, then share your time and moves.
- Come back tomorrow: puzzles get harder from Monday to Sunday.
Tips
- Start with the corners: a corner letter has to work for two words at once.
- Look for the sector with the fewest possible arrangements and solve it first.
- Any valid set of four common words wins, so an unexpected word is not necessarily wrong.
Questions
Does Omiword get harder during the week?
Yes. Puzzles run from Easy on Monday through Normal, Moderate, Tricky, Challenging and Difficult to Vexing on Sunday.
When is there a new Omiword?
At midnight on your device's clock.
Can I play old puzzles?
Yes, every past puzzle is in the archive.
Who makes Omiword?
Alan Bellows of the Damn Interesting website.
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