Title
Rate itName the day's classic book from its opening line and five more clues.
on api.renolabshq.com
Title is a daily book-guessing game from Reno Labs. Each day's puzzle is a public-domain classic: you see its opening line and six possible titles, and can reveal up to five more clues, each costing a guess. It plays in the browser and as an iPhone app.
About Title
Title builds each puzzle from a book in the public-domain library, the classics of authors such as Austen, Conan Doyle, Mary Shelley and Dostoevsky. The first clue is labelled the opening line (on some days it is the book's catalogue description instead), and below it are six titles to choose from. If you are not sure, you can reveal the next clue, drawn from the book's text and its catalogue details such as the author and subjects, but each reveal uses one of your six guesses.
The game is styled like a galley proof, the marked-up pages an editor corrects before printing, with proof marks and a stamp when you solve it. After the day's book you get a share card and stats: the day's histogram, your win percentage and your streak, and the next day you can see how others did on yesterday's book. The free tier also has unlimited Play Another extras.
Title was made by Reno Labs, a studio in Menlo Park, California, and came to the App Store in 2026. The app shows ads; a Title Pro subscription removes them and adds a profile of your solving habits and a Classic Mysteries collection, also sold on its own as a one-time purchase. The daily puzzle itself is free, and the same daily plays on the web page with no ads and no sign-up.
How to play Title
- Open Title in the browser or the iPhone app and read the opening line.
- Pick one of the six titles if you know the book.
- If not, reveal the next clue; each reveal uses one of your six guesses.
- Keep reading clues and guessing until you name the book or run out of guesses.
- Share your result card and come back for the next book.
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Tips
- Read the six options before revealing anything: you can often rule out books by period or style.
- Opening lines of famous novels are well known; save your reveals for the less familiar ones.
- The author clue usually narrows the six titles to one or two, so it is worth its guess.
- Use Play Another on the app to practise on more classics.
Questions
What books does Title use?
Classics from the public-domain library, such as Sherlock Holmes, Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein and Crime and Punishment.
How many guesses do I get?
Six. Revealing another clue uses one of them.
Is Title free?
Yes, the daily puzzle is free, on the web and in the app. The app shows ads; Title Pro is an optional subscription that removes them and adds stats and a Classic Mysteries collection.
Can I play without the app?
Yes. The daily puzzle plays in a browser at api.renolabshq.com/play/folio.
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