Pie Puzzle: Word Game (Taartpuzzel)

About Pie Puzzle: Word Game (Taartpuzzel)

A pie has 9 or 12 slices with one letter in each. You tap the slice you think starts the word and then tap or swipe round; only the next slice in either direction lights up, and once you have swiped a few letters you can let go and the rest of the pie fills itself in. The letters you have read appear under the pie, with buttons to clear or give up. As an extra challenge, one or two slices can show a question mark instead of a letter, and the hidden letter is only revealed once you read the word correctly.

The Daily puzzle button opens the day's pie, the same for every player. Its size and difficulty vary from day to day: sometimes 9 letters, sometimes 12, sometimes with missing letters. You get a single attempt, the clock counts up, and your time goes on the daily Game Center leaderboard. Outside the daily, Play gives extra rounds where you choose the pie size, whether letters are hidden and the language.

Pie Puzzle is made by RocketScience IT, which also makes Knight Hop, and came to the App Store in July 2026. It is free, and the App Store page lists no in-app purchases or ads. It plays in English, Dutch or German, tracks your solves, times and streak, and has achievements for fast solves.

How to play Pie Puzzle: Word Game (Taartpuzzel)

1. Open Daily puzzle from the home screen; the clock starts counting up.
2. Look round the pie and decide which slice the word starts at.
3. Tap that slice, then tap or swipe to the next slice clockwise or counter-clockwise.
4. After a few letters, let go and the rest of the word completes itself.
5. If a slice shows a question mark, work out the missing letter from the rest of the word.

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Tips

• Look for letter pairs that often start a word, such as TH or PH, and check both directions from them.
• Use the swipe shortcut: once the first few letters are right, let go and the pie completes the word for you, which saves time on the clock.
• Read the pie both ways before you tap; you only get one attempt at the daily.
• Practise with hidden letters turned on in Play so the question marks are less of a surprise on harder days.

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