SpaceWord

About SpaceWord

SpaceWord is a browser word game about building a small crossword from a fixed set of letter tiles. Each daily puzzle is dated and gives every player the same 21 tiles, so scores can be compared directly.

You drag tiles onto a grid to form valid words horizontally and vertically, all joined into one connected block. The score is the number of tiles placed times 100, plus a bonus for using little space, so the goal is to fit in as many tiles as possible while keeping the layout tight. You can keep reworking a puzzle until it closes, and the game remembers your best solution so you can go back to it.

Alongside the daily there is a weekly puzzle with 63 tiles and a monthly one with 100, each with its own time limit and ranking. An anonymous account is created when you play so your scores count on the leaderboard; logging in lets you pick a username and keep scores across devices. The site shows ads.

It suits players who enjoy Bananagrams or Scrabble-style tile placement and like chipping away at a better score over a day rather than solving once.

How to play SpaceWord

1. Open SpaceWord and pick the Daily puzzle from the list.
2. Drag letter tiles from the rack onto the grid to spell words across and down.
3. Keep every word connected in one block and check that each word is valid.
4. Rearrange the layout to use more tiles in less space, watching the score and rank at the top.
5. Come back before the timer runs out to improve your best score.

Tips

• Using every tile is worth more than a tiny layout, so place all 21 first and then tighten.
• Short words that cross in both directions pack letters closely.
• Use the menu to restore your best solution if an experiment makes things worse.

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