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Driftword
768 themed word puzzles with nothing in the way — no ads, no coins, no timers
Drag the letters to spell. Every level has a theme and the longest word is always on it. A journey of 768 levels across 16 packs, a seeded Daily, endless Zen at 5–8 letters, hard mode and long-words-only. Free forever, no install.
Stored in your browser only. Nothing you do in the web version is sent to our servers. Clear your browser data and it's gone — so export a backup from the in-app menu if you want to keep it.
In App Review — coming to the App Store
Driftword is with Apple now. You can use the full browser version today, and we'll email you the day the app is live.
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What you can do in Driftword on the web
768 themed levels, 16 packs
Kitchen to Night Sky, 48 levels each, every pack with its own sky palette — and in every level the full-length word is on theme, which is the one clue you always get free.
A Daily seeded by the date
Everyone opening Driftword on the same day gets the same six letters. Solve it and your streak grows; miss a day and it starts again.
Endless Zen
Fresh puzzles forever at 5, 6, 7 or 8 letters, with an optional long-words-only mode that skips three-letter words entirely.
Hints only when you ask
Nudge reveals one letter of the shortest word left; Reveal opens a whole word. No coins, no ads to watch, no cost — the only thing a hint costs you is the unaided badge.
Bonus petals
Spell a real word that is not on the list and it counts as a bonus petal — a gentle score with nothing to buy.
History, streaks and scores
Every finished game with its time, words, bonus and hints, scored 10 a word and 15 more for solving unaided, plus a 12-week heatmap.
Screens
Every screen, rebuilt for the browser
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Driftword
Your next journey level in its theme sky, Daily, Zen, Themes and History, plus puzzles you left half-solved.
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Puzzle
The letter wheel and word slots on the theme's own sky — drag or tap to spell, shuffle and nudge to the side.
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The Journey
All 768 levels as a grid, solved ones tinted with their theme sky, jump back to any of them.
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Themes
The 16 themed packs, each with its own palette and how far through it you are.
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Pack
One pack's 48 levels, what is next, and a jump to any other pack.
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History
Puzzles per week, how you play, a 12-week heatmap and every game with its score.
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Settings
Hard mode, Zen letters, long-words-only, sounds, the word list, CSV export and reset.
Try it with sample data: Plays in 23 journey levels, a five-day Daily streak, two themed packs part-way through and a Zen run — then leaves two puzzles half-solved so History and Resume have something to show. You can start fresh at any time.
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No account, no install, no subscription. Everything you do stays in this browser.
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Questions
Is the web version of Driftword free?+
Yes. Every screen is free to use: no subscription, no in-app purchases, no account.
Do I need an account?+
No. Open Driftword and start using it right away. Sign in with Google only if you want to upvote an app, save it to your list, or leave a comment.
Where is my data stored?+
Only in this browser's local storage. Nothing you enter is sent to our servers, so we can't see it, back it up, or restore it. Clearing site data, a private window, or another device starts empty. Export a backup from the in-app menu to keep it.
When is the Driftword iPhone app out?+
Driftword is in App Review with Apple now. Tap “Notify me at launch” and we'll email you once, the day it's live.