Your morning puzzle,
upgraded.

Beautiful crosswords. Friendly competition. A daily ritual that makes you sharper.

Download on the App Store
Free to play · Pro $3.99/mo · iOS
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Designed for people who actually love crosswords.

A crossword platform that adapts to your brain, tracks your skill, and makes every puzzle feel personal.

Home
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Compete
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Two puzzles. Every morning.

Different moods, different formats. Two minutes on the subway or thirty minutes on a Sunday morning.

Sprint

Five minutes of flow

A quick 5×5 to start your day. Perfect for the subway, the coffee line, or the moment before a meeting.

5×5 · ~2–5 min
Standard

Thirty minutes of deep focus

A full 15×15 with a theme. The one you save for Sunday morning with coffee.

15×15 · ~15–45 min

Every puzzle makes you better.

CQ — your Crossword Quotient. One number that tracks your skill over time, like a chess rating for crosswords.

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CQ
WORDSMITH

Your rating goes up when you solve. It goes up more for faster, harder puzzles with fewer hints.

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This Week
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Avg Sprint
1:58
Best Sprint
Novice Solver Wordsmith Cruciverbalist Lexicon Grandmaster
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Compete with your friends.

Leaderboards, head-to-head challenges, clubs, and seasonal rankings. See who solved faster — and prove you're the best.

Today's Sprint
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Sarah
2:34
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You
2:51
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Mike
3:12
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Jamie
4:07
Sarah just beat your Sprint time by 17s
2m
Mike finished today's Standard
14m
You're on a 5-day streak
1h

Level up your solve.

Not just puzzles — a training system that finds your weak spots and makes them strengths. Duolingo for crosswords.

Knowledge Map

See exactly where you're strong and weak across six skill categories. Every clue you solve feeds the map.

Vocabulary
88%
Wordplay
72%
Geography
65%
Pop Culture
81%
History
54%
Science
41%

Clue Rush

60 seconds. Rapid-fire clues. No grid. Just you against the clock. How many can you answer?

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Your Best
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AI Practice Puzzles

Infinite puzzles calibrated to your exact CQ. Always the right difficulty — never too easy, never too hard.

Academy

Structured courses from beginner to expert. Learn patterns, build speed, and master crossword technique.

Crossword 101
12 lessons · Complete
Wordplay Patterns
8 lessons · Complete
Speed Solving
10 lessons · 6/10
Cryptic Crosswords
14 lessons · Locked

Free to play. Go Pro when you're ready.

Free
$0
Forever
  • Daily Sprint & Standard
  • CQ rating & streaks
  • Add friends
  • Leaderboards
  • Limited Clue Rush
Pro
$3.99
/month
  • Everything in Free
  • All formats unlocked
  • Unlimited AI puzzles
  • Full Knowledge Map
  • Academy access
  • No ads