Word Pizza

About Word Pizza

Word Pizza was invented by Katherine, a 9-year-old who loves word games and wanted one shaped like a pizza; she designed the rules, and the game was built from her design. It came to the App Store in March 2026 and is also played in the browser and on Android.

Each day's slice has five rows, from a three-letter word at the tip to a seven-letter word at the crust. Every word has to start with the last letter of the word before it, and some squares hold pepperoni tiles, fixed letters that your word must use. Each letter has a point value, with common letters worth 1 and rare ones more, and the day's two topping letters are worth 10 points each. Rows carry multipliers that rise to 5 times on the crust, so the long words at the end matter most.

You get three hints, each revealing a letter, and you can undo a word by pressing backspace on an empty row. Your score earns a grade from Burned through Toasty, Saved and Supreme to Golden Slice, and the game shows how you rank among the day's players. A hard mode removes hints and dead-end warnings, and Clean Plate counts games finished with five words and no misses.

The daily number is counted by the date in Chicago, so a new slice comes at midnight Central Time. There is a global leaderboard, a weekly community table, private Pizza Parties for friends, streaks and badges, and past puzzles can be played in practice mode. The game is free.

How to play Word Pizza

1. Open Word Pizza and look at the day's slice and its pepperoni and topping letters.
2. Write a three-letter word in the bottom row at the tip of the slice.
3. Write the next word, one letter longer, starting with the last letter of the word before.
4. Use the fixed pepperoni letters where they fall and fit in topping letters for bonus points.
5. Finish the seven-letter crust word, then compare your score and grade with the day's players.

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Tips

• Plan backwards from the crust: the last row has the biggest multiplier, so leave yourself a good starting letter for it.
• Topping letters are worth 10 points each, so use them in the long rows where multipliers are high.
• Avoid ending a word on a letter that starts few long words, such as X or J.
• Save your three hints for the six- and seven-letter rows.

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