Elided

What is Elided?

Elided is a daily word puzzle that gives you three rounds of sixteen letters, each with one hidden word to find. You spell words by tapping letters left to right across the grid, and the letters don’t need to be adjacent. The goal is to uncover the longest word in as few guesses as possible.

Editor takes

A hidden word tucked in a grid of letters—tapping a path feels like a crossword clue's sly wink, and the daily three rounds keep the wit fresh.

The four-guess limit and tile-marking system demand precision; it's a fair, testy puzzle that rewards logic over luck, though the scoring stars add needless pressure.

How to play Elided

Each round presents a grid of 16 letters. Tap letters in left-to-right order to form a word, skipping any letters you don’t need. After you spell a word, the game marks its tiles as in or out of the hidden answer, and you have up to four guesses to find the longest word.

Tips & strategy

• Use early guesses to test which letters are in the hidden word before trying to solve for the longest one.
• Remember that letters must be tapped in left-to-right order across the grid, even if they aren't adjacent.
• After feedback, focus on tiles confirmed to be in the answer and try to connect them into longer words.
• A shorter probing guess can be more useful than a risky long guess when you're still unsure.
• Study the grid for longer words that follow the required left-to-right reading order.

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Where to play

Play Elidedelided.app · free, new puzzle daily

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