A five-by-five (sometimes larger) American crossword, one a day, built for a short sit-down.
Why it’s here. Crossword-style daily. The small one.
Best crossword-style dailies
Minis, full grids, cryptics, scrambled crosswords, and word ladders. We link out. We do not host the games.
The weekday-to-Sunday American crossword. Harder as the week goes on. The daily most other crosswords are measured against.
Why it’s here. The full crossword, not a mini and not a clone.
A finished crossword with its letters scrambled. Swap two at a time; green, yellow, and gray tell you whether a letter has landed, belongs in that word, or belongs elsewhere. Six grids a day.
Why it’s here. Crossword-ish without being another five-letter guess.
Answer trivia clues, then reorder the rows into a word ladder — each word one letter from the next — to unlock the top and bottom.
Why it’s here. Crossword-adjacent word ladder, not a five-letter clone.
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One handcrafted cryptic crossword clue a day, with optional hints and a video explanation.
Why it’s here. Word, but not Wordle.
Slide columns of letters like a combination lock until the rows spell words. A Puzzmo original, not a Wordle reskin.
Why it’s here. Puzzmo original. Word + spatial, not six guesses.
A crossword of six words with letters swapped out of place. Swap pairs until every word is green; you have a limited number of swaps.
Why it’s here. Crossword grid plus swap logic. Not a guess-the-word clone.
Quick, cryptic, prize, and more — the Guardian’s daily crossword desk. British style, free to play in the browser.
Why it’s here. Crossword-style daily that is not the NYT.
Unscramble words, then use marked letters for a cartoon-caption punchline. Newspaper daily, still on jumble.com.
Why it’s here. The old scrambled-word daily.
Seven clues, seven words. Build each answer from letter tiles. A long-running daily, not a 2022 clone.
Why it’s here. Clued anagrams. Crossword-adjacent.