Vowel Play

Vowel Play is a browser word game made by Thomas, a freelance motion designer who builds daily games at ByThomas Games alongside Toppled and Blunderwall. The game counts its numbered days from June 2024.

Each daily game shows four five-letter words written only with their consonants, such as W R S T for WRIST. You type each complete word, consonants and vowels together, on the on-screen keyboard of that word's letters plus A E I O U, or on your own keyboard if you switch it on in the settings. You have four attempts at each word. A vowel in the right place turns green, one that is in the word but misplaced turns yellow, and after your second guess the spaces where the vowels go are shown. Solve all four words to finish the day's game.

The puzzles were once set by hand around a daily theme; the maker now draws four words from a word list each day, so the game is about vocabulary rather than a subject. An archive lists every earlier numbered game, a stats screen keeps your current and best streak, and you can share your result as coloured dots.

The game is free with ads: a full-screen advert with a Continue to game button comes up before you play, and a one-off payment of 3.99 pounds removes ads from all the ByThomas games. It suits players who like quick vocabulary puzzles and Countdown-style letter play.