Word Flower (The Hindu)
Rate itSpell words from one centre letter and its petals in The Hindu's daily flower.
Every day: One new letter flower a day, the same for every player: a centre letter and four or six petals, with a set count of words to find and a title tied to that date. New puzzle: Midnight India Standard Time (18:30 UTC).
Word Flower is a daily word puzzle from The Hindu: a flower of letters with one in the middle, and a fixed number of words to make from them. Each day's flower has a title linked to that date, and the last two weeks of puzzles stay open. Playing needs a login to a The Hindu account.
About Word Flower (The Hindu)
Word Flower is one of the word games on The Hindu's games site, next to Word Search and Word Row, its crosswords, sudoku and quizzes. Each day brings a new flower: one letter in the centre and a ring of petals around it, usually six, sometimes four. The puzzle tells you how many words are hidden in it, and the job is to find them all.
The flowers are set by Shravan of X Quiz It, and each one carries a title for the day: an anniversary, a birthday or an awareness day, such as Global Handwashing Day or the release of Pulp Fiction. On Fridays the title is simply No Clues Friday. The size of the list moves a lot from day to day: recent flowers have asked for anywhere from 2 to 47 words.
The game runs on Amuse Labs' PuzzleMe platform, the same Word Flower format used by several newspapers. In that format every word must use the centre letter, the petal letters can be used again, and a word that uses every letter in the flower is a pangram worth extra points.
A new flower goes up at midnight India time. A calendar on the page opens the earlier puzzles, about two weeks of them. The page asks you to log in to a The Hindu account before it shows the flower,, and the site keeps a My Stats page for signed-in players.
It suits readers of The Hindu who want a short word game alongside the crossword, and anyone who already plays Spelling Bee style puzzles and likes a dated theme with each one.
How to play Word Flower (The Hindu)
- Open Word Flower on The Hindu Games and log in to your The Hindu account.
- Look at the flower: one letter in the centre and four or six petal letters around it, with the number of words to find shown.
- Spell a word from the flower's letters, always including the centre letter, and enter it.
- Keep going until you have found the full count of words, looking out for the pangram that uses every letter.
- Use the calendar icon to go back to a puzzle from the last two weeks that you missed.
Tips
- Read the day's title first: it often hints at the subject the longer words come from.
- In this format petal letters can usually be used more than once, so try doubled letters.
- Find the pangram early: it uses every letter and is worth a bonus.
- On small flowers with only a handful of words, try short common words before hunting for long ones.
Questions
When does a new Word Flower come out?
A new flower is published every day at midnight India Standard Time, which is 18:30 UTC the evening before.
Do I need an account to play Word Flower on The Hindu?
Yes. The page shows a Login Required box until you sign in to a The Hindu account.
Can I play earlier puzzles?
Yes. The calendar on the game page lists about the last two weeks of flowers.
Who makes the puzzles?
The Hindu publishes them, the flowers are credited to Shravan of X Quiz It, and the game runs on Amuse Labs' PuzzleMe platform.
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