words for days

About words for days

words for days calls itself an infinite crafting game: create new items until you reach the goal. The goal is shown at the top of the screen, find window on the day this page was written. Your inventory on the right starts with just four elements, earth, wind, fire and water, each with its emoji.

You drag items together on the board to combine them, and each combination produces a new item that joins your inventory, so the list grows as you play. A large plus button toggles between add and subtract mode, which is the game's twist: you can also take one item away from another to steer toward the word you need. A search box helps you find items once the list gets long, and you can sort and shuffle it.

There is one target word a day for everyone, a stats screen, a short how-to-play guide and sound you can turn off. The game is free in the browser. It suits players who enjoyed Infinite Craft and want a daily goal to aim at.

How to play words for days

1. Open wordsfordays.com and press play to see today's target word.
2. Drag two items from your inventory onto the board and together to combine them into a new item.
3. Use the plus button to switch to subtract mode when you want to take one item away from another.
4. Keep crafting new items, using the search box to find them, until you make the target word.
5. Check your stats once you have found it.

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Tips

• Work backwards: think what two simpler things the target is made of.
• Build basic materials early, such as stone, glass or wood, as many targets need them.
• Try subtract mode when a combination is close but has an unwanted part.
• Use the search box rather than scrolling once you have many items.

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