Ziggurwords

About Ziggurwords

Ziggurwords, made by Alastair O'Shea, is a daily anagram ladder shaped like a stepped pyramid. You start with a few letter tiles and make a word from them. Each time you get a word right, a new letter tile appears, and the next answer uses the letters you have plus the new one, so the words grow longer as the ziggurat rises.

The aim is to complete the ziggurat as fast as you can. You tap tiles to spell, and you can shuffle them for a fresh look. A hint shows the next letter of the current word, but every hint adds time to your final score, so the best results come from solving cleanly. When you finish you get a time, a star rating and a shareable score, and the stats panel shows your streak and a week of results by day.

The puzzle is numbered, the same for everyone, and a new one is released daily. It suits players who like anagram games such as Spelling Bee or Wordiply and want a quick timed run each day.

How to play Ziggurwords

1. Look at the letter tiles you start with.
2. Tap tiles to make a word and press enter.
3. Each correct word adds one new letter tile for the next, longer word.
4. Shuffle the tiles if you are stuck, or take a hint at a cost in time.
5. Find every word to complete the ziggurat, then share your time.

Tips

• The new letter often changes the word completely, so rethink rather than adding it to the end.
• Shuffle before taking a hint: a fresh order often shows the word.
• Hints cost time, so use them only on the last, longest words.

Questions