Totum (Daily Worder)

About Totum (Daily Worder)

Daily Worder publishes a handful of small word puzzles every morning, new at 5 AM US Eastern Time and the same for everyone, and Totum is one of them. Its twist is that you do not make the words yourself so much as choose the letters they come from.

The board shows sixteen letters. You pick eight, and then every valid word that can be built from those eight letters counts toward your score. A good choice balances vowels and consonants and keeps letters that combine easily, while a rare letter can pay off only if it fits many words.

It is free in the browser, alongside Daily Worder's other puzzles such as Pyramid, Fourbe and Invertle.

It suits players who enjoy anagram games and like a strategic choice before the word-finding starts.

How to play Totum (Daily Worder)

1. Look at the day's sixteen letters.
2. Choose eight letters to keep.
3. Submit your choice; every word those letters can make is scored.
4. Compare your total and try to find the best eight next time.

Tips

• Keep two or three vowels; too few starves the word list.
• Common letters such as S, T, R and E combine into many words.
• Think in word families: letters that form common endings score repeatedly.

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