Word puzzles

Three words, one missing link.

Three words, and one extra word that links them all. Sometimes the answer arrives instantly; sometimes it's on the tip of your tongue for a minute first. This is the other half of creative thinking — not producing more options, but noticing the connection that ties them together. There are 144 puzzles here, from gentle to genuinely hard.

today's puzzle

The daily one

Find the word that forms a common compound or phrase with all three cues.

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Practise by difficulty

Difficulty comes from how often people solved each puzzle in a quick 15-second try: very easy means most people get it, very hard means hardly anyone does.

Draw a set of five to begin.

Your tally (this browser)

A quick local count while you play. The ladder beside it counts the puzzles you answer, so it stays a fair comparison between people.

Ladder · solved in the last 30 days

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