How to play

Word Kraven

A daily word hunt. Every day brings one 4 by 4 letter grid, the same for everyone. Trace through touching letters, diagonals included, to pull out words of four letters or more, and climb the rank ladder as you go.

The basics

1. Drag through touching letters, across, down or diagonally. Crossing your own path is fine.
2. Words need four letters or more. Keep your finger down until the word is done.
3. Every word moves you up the ranks: Stirring, Prowling, Hunting, Stalking, Ravenous, Kraven.
4. Reach Stalking, about 30 percent of the words, and the day is done: your streak goes up. Finding every word clears the board.

One grid a day

A new grid starts every day at midnight Pacific time, the same for everyone. Reaching the Stalking rank finishes the day and earns your streak; you can keep hunting after that.

Sharing

Share your result: your rank, a bar of how much of the grid you found, your longest word length and your streak. It never shows a single word.

Practice

Want more? The practice edition on One Page Toys has as many rounds as you like. Practice never counts toward your streak.

Questions

When is there a new grid?

Every day at midnight Pacific time (3 AM Eastern, 8 AM in London). Everyone gets the same grid.

When is the day finished?

When you reach the Stalking rank, about 30 percent of the words. That keeps your streak going. Finding every word clears the board, a bonus.

Can I play more than one grid a day?

Today's grid is the daily. For unlimited grids, play the practice edition on One Page Toys. Practice never counts toward your streak.

I lost my streak. Can you restore it?

Your streak lives in your browser on your device, so clearing site data or switching browsers starts it again. There is no account to restore it from.

How do I stop the daily email?

Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom; one click and you're off the list.