Setlist
Rate itSolve five clues whose answers link, each word starting with the last letter of the one before.
Every day: One new set of five clues each day, the same for every player: the answers link letter to letter, and only the first letter of the first word is shown. New puzzle: Midnight in your own time zone; a puzzle you started stays open after midnight..
Setlist is a free daily word puzzle from Really Bad Studio. Each day you get five clues, and each answer begins with the last letter of the answer before it. You write all five, then ink the setlist to find out how many you got.
About Setlist
Setlist is one of the Dailies, two small word puzzles a day from Really Bad Studio, published side by side with the grouping puzzle Side Stage. It plays in the browser, is free and needs no account: your streak is kept in the browser you play in.
A day's puzzle is a sheet of five numbered lines, each with a clue under it. The answers form a chain: each word starts with the last letter of the word before. Only the first letter of the first word is printed, so solving one answer gives you the opening letter of the next, and a wrong ending throws off the line below it.
What sets Setlist apart from other chain puzzles is that nothing is marked as you go. You can fill the lines in any order and change anything, and only when you ink the setlist does it show what is right. Each correct word is worth 20 points, for 100 in all. The Hint menu can turn on the letter links, give letters, or check a single letter or a whole word, each at a small cost in points.
The Dailies share one streak: finishing either Setlist or Side Stage keeps it going, hints included. Past days go to an archive and there are practice puzzles to learn on, neither of which changes the streak. It suits players who like clued word puzzles and can spend about five minutes a day.
How to play Setlist
- Open the day's Setlist and read the five clues.
- Write an answer on each line; the first word starts with the printed letter.
- Start each next word with the last letter of the word before it.
- Use the Hint menu if you are stuck: it can show the links, give letters, or check a letter or a word for a few points.
- When all five are written, press Ink the setlist to see which are right and your score out of 100.
- Copy your result to share it, and come back after midnight for the next one.
Tips
- Solve the clue you are surest of first, even in the middle: its first and last letters narrow the words on either side.
- Check that each answer's last letter fits the next clue before you ink the setlist, since nothing is marked until then.
- Turning on the links costs fewer points than checking a whole word, so try it first.
Questions
What time does Setlist reset?
At midnight where you are. A puzzle you have already started stays open, so you can finish it after midnight.
Do I need an account to play Setlist?
No. It is free with no signup, and your streak is saved in the browser you play in.
How is Setlist scored?
Each correct word is worth 20 points. Hints take points off: turning on the links or getting a letter costs 4, checking a letter 2 and checking a whole word 6.
Can I play earlier Setlist puzzles?
Yes. Past days go to the Dailies archive, and there are practice puzzles too. Neither changes your streak.
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