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Word Snake (Puzzleship)

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Solve each clue, then trace the answer as it winds through the grid.

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Word Snake #1023 (Oct 19, 2026) Mix puzzle mid-solve on desktop: GILA, DRAG, POLE and CANE traced and greyed out in the 5x6 letter grid, two answers left to find

Word Snake hides its answers in a grid, but none run straight. Each winds from letter to neighbouring letter, up, down, left or right, and all the answers share the grid without reusing a letter. Six daily puzzles differ in how the answers are clued.

About Word Snake (Puzzleship)

You read a clue, work out the answer, and trace its path. Diagonals never connect, and a letter used by one word is gone for the others, so each answer you trace makes the rest easier to see. The answer column shows either the letter count or the first letter, depending on the puzzle.

The six daily tabs share the grid rules and differ in clueing. Mix clues each answer only by its category, such as Birds, and shows the first letter. Clues gives a one-line definition, Two Clues joins two senses of the word with or, One Clue gives a single theme for all answers, Thematic gives a theme and a clue for each, and Associations gives three related words, such as Peak, Climb and Range.

Puzzleship publishes six Word Snake puzzles a day, one in each clue style. Each day's puzzles are numbered and dated, the same for every player, and earlier days stay playable in the archive. A new set goes up at 13:00 UTC, so players in Europe and Asia meet it in the afternoon or evening and players in the Americas in the morning. The site is free with ads, and a premium plan removes them. Puzzleship is run by Brainzil, LLC.

How to play Word Snake (Puzzleship)

  1. Open Word Snake and pick one of the day's six puzzles.
  2. Read a clue and work out the answer.
  3. Drag through adjacent letters, up, down, left or right, to trace it.
  4. Use the letter count or first letter in the answer column as a check.
  5. Trace every answer to fill the grid.

Screenshots

Puzzleship's Word Snake card: the game's name beside a snaking path icon, 'Drag through the grid to trace hidden words from the clues'
Word Snake #1022 Mix puzzle mid-solve: URDU, MOTH, CENTAUR and TOMATO traced and greyed out in the 5x6 letter grid, COUCH and UBAR still to find

Tips

  • Find the first letter and check its four neighbours for the second.
  • Edge and corner letters have few neighbours; test them first.
  • Trace the answers you are sure of first; used letters leave the grid.
  • Anchor on rare letters like Q or V and work outwards.

Questions

How many Word Snake puzzles are there each day?

Six, one in each clue style: Mix, Clues, Two Clues, One Clue, Thematic and Associations.

When do new Word Snake puzzles appear?

Once a day, at 13:00 UTC, which is when each day's set is scheduled in the page's data. Until then the page keeps serving the day before's set, so at midnight in Europe or the Americas the new date has not arrived yet.

Can I play earlier days?

Yes. Puzzleship keeps past puzzles in an archive.

Is it free?

Yes, with ads. A Puzzleship premium plan removes them.

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