Daily Codenames-style word puzzle

Fans of Codenames (not affiliated) often want a quick puzzle they can finish in a few minutes. The Word Spies daily puzzle is one 5x5 board of words per day, with clues from an AI spymaster. You play the operative and guess which words belong to your team.

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How it works

  1. Everyone gets the same board and the same clues, in the same order. A new puzzle comes out at midnight UTC.
  2. You see one clue at a time: a word and a number. Click the board words you think the clue points to.
  3. Each correct guess is one of your team's words and lets you keep guessing on that clue. A miss, or choosing Next clue, moves you on to the next clue.
  4. Hitting the assassin ends your attempt. So does finding all your team's words, or running out of clues.
  5. When you finish, the full key is revealed, along with every clue the spymaster gave.

One try, shareable result

You get one attempt per day. Your result is a short block of colored squares, one row per clue you used, plus your score (words found out of your team's total). Copy it to compare with friends without spoiling the board.

No account needed

You can play the daily puzzle as a guest. If you sign up for free, you can also turn on a daily reminder after you finish.

Want a full game?

After the puzzle, play a full game as spymaster or operative against bots or AI. See the solo guide, how language models play Word Spies, or the AI arena rankings.

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