WordSeed is a daily word game where the goal is simple: grow the longest possible word from a single starting letter – the WordSeed.

You add one letter at a time to your word, but you only get up to 4 random letters to choose from.

But there's a catch: not all words are possible so you might have to change your strategy mid-game.

Everyone gets the same game each day: the same seed letter and the same letter choices. So it's a great game to compete with friends.

Playing is Easy

• The WordSeed starting letter will appear in the middle of the screen
• Under it will be up to 4 letters to choose from
• Think of the longest word you can that starts with the WordSeed and one of the 4 options as the second letter
• Choose the second letter for your word, then your third, and fourth, and so on
• The game ends when you complete your word

Tips

• The longest remaining word is shown as you make each choice
• If you take a bad turn you can use the Undo button, but this will reduce your score by 1
• Share your daily scores with friends and see who can grow the longest word
• You'll discover many new words, so you can click to search for a definition of your word
• You can see a list of all the words for each game, to see the ones you missed
• Your stats are available via the 📊 button
• Tap/click PLAY MORE to keep playing as you like - but there's only one Daily game per day
• Come back tomorrow, play again and build your streak

The Challenge

Your preferred letters may not show up when you need them! This is what makes WordSeed challenging. You might have a specific word in mind, but if your letters don't appear, you'll need to pivot to a different target word. Similarly, you might be set on one word, but a letter drops that gives you an even better word. It's all about being nimble with the letters that you are dealt.

Longest Word Counter

Under the letter choices you'll find a small bar graph which shows the length of the longest word you can create from your selections so far. The longest possible word is 15 letters which coincides with the longest possible word on a Scrabble® board.

• It updates as you make each selection: the further it drops, the shorter your final word can be
• Your aim is to get through the game without the bar dropping
• If it drops too far too far on one of your letter choices, you can use undo. Undo will lose you a point, but you still might get a better score than if you stick with a bad choice

Possible Words Counter

• This shows how many valid words exist from your current position
• It updates with each letter selection and shows as your options narrow

Undos

• If you're not happy with your letter choice, you can tap/click undo to remove it
• Each undo reduces your final score by 1 point
• Undos are limited to 2 per game – use them wisely!
• Undo will disappear when you've run out

Game End

The game is over when you complete your word and there are no more letters to choose from.

Sometimes you might complete your word and there are still letters to choose – this can happen for plurals and other common word endings link 'ing', 'ness', 'ly'; keep choosing wisely as these letters might be the ones to take you to a perfect score!

When the game is over, you'll see:

• The completed word with your score
• A Share button so you can compete with friends
• A link to look up the definition for your word in your browser
• A link to view all possible words for the game – your word is in highlighted in green
• You can also copy your final word by tapping/clicking on it

Your Score

• Your score is the length of your completed word
• But you lose a point every time you use undo
• A perfect score is when you find one of the longest words for the day, without using undo

Sharing Your Results

Click the Share button to copy your results to share on social media. On mobile devices, the Share button will show the available apps on your phone to share to. The shared text will show the date, the language (flag), your score and a bar graph so you can easily compare your scores with friends.

Your shared results won't show your final word, so your friends can't benefit from your great score. The backward arrows indicate where you use Undo.

🌱 WordSeed : 30 Oct 25
🇬🇧 C : score 11
🁢🁢🁢🁢🁢🁢🁢🁢↲🁢🁢🁢🁣🁣🁣

Word Definitions

Sometimes you might end up with a word that you don't know - use the "What does it mean" link to look up the definition.

Full Word Lists

At the end of each game you can see all the possible words that started with the seed letter. Just tap/click on the "See all words" link. You'll see lots of unusual words in the list - tap on any word to look up the definition.

Practice Mode

You only get one shot at the daily game but you can tap/click "Play More" to play as many random games as you like.

• Unlimited random practice games after completing your daily game
• Random seed letter and letter choices for each game
• Practice scores don't count toward daily statistics
• You can share your practice games, but it will be labelled as a practice score

Your Stats 📊

WordSeed tracks your statistics for your daily games. Use the Stats icon at the top right to see your current statistics

• Games Played – The total number daily games you have completed
• Average Score – The average score across all your daily games
• Highest Score – Your personal best score
• Longest Word – The longest word you've ever created (most recent)
• Perfect Scores - The number of times you've found one of the longest words
• Undos Used – The total number of undos across all games
• Current Streak – The number of consecutive days played up to the current daily game
• Longest Streak – Your best streak ever
• Stats are recorded for each language separately. Your practice games do not contribute to your stats

Get a Daily Reminder to Play (bell icon)

If you need a gentle reminder to play each day, you can tap the bell icon at the top-right. This will add a reminder to your preferred calendar app on your phone or computer. You can select the time you'd like the reminder so it fits in with your routine. The reminder will be created by your calendar - not the WordSeed game. On some devices, this will download an .ICS file that you can import, but on most devices it will automatically add the entry into your calendar. This will help you maintain your streak.

Recovering Your Current Streak

If you miss a daily game and break your streak, you'll have the option to recover your streak by watching a single ad at the start of the next daily game. This helps protect your hard-earned progress! To recover your current streak, you'll need to watch a short advertisement.

Multilingual Support

WordSeed can be played in several languages. Switch languages anytime using the flag button in the top-left corner. Your progress in each language is saved independently so you can play one or more each day.

Each language:

• Has its own dictionary and daily games
• Tracks separate statistics
• Preserves proper diacritical marks (accents, tildes, etc.) although they only appear in the completed word

Tips & Strategy

• Plan ahead: think of your preferred longest word but be ready to abandon it if your next letter doesn't come up
• Remember, even better words may be lurking so if you see a better letter, go for it
• Common patterns – Think of words that end in common letter combinations - like "...NESS", "...ING", "...TIONS"
• Watch the counters: The "Longest Word" counter tells you the longest word's length from your current position
• Use undo when the longest word counter drops significantly: Each undo costs a point, so only use them when truly stuck
• Perfect scores are rare: Don't stress if you don't get the maximum word. Any completion is a success, and there's always tomorrow

WordSeed was designed and developed by Geoff Hunt.

English word list published under licence of Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Limited.

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