Tangle

A Word Wrangling Game
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Word Bank

How to play

Goal

Arrange, bend, and overlap the words to fit them all into the grid.

Rules

Words can take any shape, as long as each letter stays adjacent to the next. Words can overlap, but only where their letters match. A word can never overlap itself.

Controls

Touch:
Tap a word in the Word Bank to select it.
Drag your finger through the grid to place the word.

Mouse:
Click a word in the Word Bank to select it.
Click a grid tile to place the first letter.
Move your mouse in a straight line to preview the word extending that way.
Click again to lock that stretch in and bend a new direction.

Keyboard:
Tab / Shift+Tab to navigate the Word Bank.
Enter to select the focused word.
Arrow keys to move the preview of the first letter.
Enter to place the first letter.
Arrow keys to place the remaining letters, one per press.
Delete or Backspace to undo the last letter placed.
Escape to cancel and send the word back to the Word Bank.

Good to know

Placements don't have to be right on the first try — a word placed wrong just shows a red outline instead of being blocked. You win when every word fits with no red outlines, and the grid's border glows green.

Game modes

Free Play: randomly generated puzzles. Use the drop-down menu next to New Puzzle to adjust word length, grid size, and difficulty.

Daily: everyone gets the same puzzle each day — solve it and share your time to compare with friends.

Puzzle Builder: create and test your own puzzles, then share them with friends.

Game settings

Letters per word (pick one or more)
Grid size
Difficulty

Puzzle Builder

Type your words — separate with commas, spaces, or new lines. 3–8 letters each, 2–12 words.

Grid size (auto-suggested — override if you like)

📅 Daily Puzzle

Everyone gets the same puzzle today. Your timer doesn't start until you hit Start.

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