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Pecking Order
A daily ranking puzzle. Drag five things into order (fastest to slowest, oldest to newest) in three tries. Free, no sign-up, new puzzle every day.
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Play on peckingorderdaily.comWhat is Pecking Order?
Pecking Order is a free daily ranking puzzle. Each day you’re given five items — animals, inventions, mountains, movies, snacks, and more — and you drag them into the correct order based on a category such as fastest to slowest or oldest to newest. You have three attempts, with a separate six-item Hard mode.
Editor takes
Two minutes a day, zero sign-up, and dragging a snack into order is exactly the kind of brain stretch that fits a train ride.
With a streak freeze for five wins and a clean guess distribution on the board, this is a daily puzzle that respects the box score.
Ranking movies by year or speed is a fun little trivia warm-up, but the hard mode's six-item, no-hint challenge is the real director's cut.
The green-lock feedback loop is satisfying, but the real endgame is grinding that streak freeze and mastering the six-item hard mode like a daily raid.
How to play Pecking Order
To play, drag the items up or down to put them in your guessed order, then click Submit. Any item that lands in the correct position turns green and locks in place; wrong items give no hint. In Hard mode, you get six items and four tries, and the game only tells you how many items are in the right spot, not which ones.
Tips & strategy
- Before submitting, think about which item is clearly first or last; locking those in early can reduce the remaining possibilities.
- Use the green locks after each attempt to narrow down the choices you still need to swap.
- In Hard mode, keep a mental count of how many correct positions you get and move items one at a time to isolate mistakes.
- Focus on the ordering category (speed, age, size) and ignore unrelated details about the items.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pecking Order free?
Yes, the game is free and requires no sign-up.
How often does a new puzzle appear?
A new puzzle is released every day at midnight Eastern time.
What is a streak freeze?
Win five games to earn a streak freeze; it automatically protects your streak if you miss a day.
What is Hard mode?
Hard mode is a separate daily puzzle with six items, four tries, and no position feedback — only the number of correct items.
Is there an app?
Pecking Order is a web-based game, so you can play it on the official website without downloading an app.
Where to play
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