Hidden word
what links them?
№ 1Linky is a free daily word link puzzle. Everyone gets the same set of clue words each day, and your job is to find the one hidden word that links them all. It's a quick, friendly brain teaser that rewards a good vocabulary and a bit of lateral thinking.
You start with three clue words. Each one joins the hidden word to make a familiar compound word, and a plus sign shows which side it goes on: SNOW + ? makes snowball, while ? + ROOM makes ballroom. The blanks show how many letters the hidden word has. Type your guess and press Guess. Words that aren't in our list, or have the wrong number of letters, never cost a guess. Each of your first two misses unlocks an extra clue word, and after that each miss reveals one letter of the answer. Every link has been checked against an openly licensed English dictionary, and if another word also fits all three opening clues, it counts too.
You have six guesses. Finding the link on your first guess earns 12 points, then 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 for guesses two to six. Stuck early on? The helper reveals the first letter, but it halves the day's score and is only available during your first three guesses.
Your play streak counts the days in a row you've played, and your solved streak counts the days in a row you've solved the puzzle. Play seven days running and you earn a 7-point bonus, or 14 points if you solved all seven. Miss a day and the streaks start again. A new puzzle arrives every day at midnight UTC.
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