A daily puzzle to find the longest hidden word in the fewest guesses. Tap letters left to right across the grid, skipping any you like, to spell words.
Stepwords
Solve stacked clues that grow letter by letter.
What is Stepwords?
Stepwords is a daily stacked-clue puzzle where each answer grows by a letter from the one above, forming a tidy staircase of words.
How to play Stepwords
Solve the clues to fill each step, with every row one letter longer than the last and sharing letters with its neighbours. The interlocking structure means one answer helps unlock the next.
Tips & strategy
- Start with the shortest steps — they have the fewest possibilities.
- Use shared letters between steps to constrain the longer rows.
- If a long step stalls, solve the rows above and below for crossing letters.
Where to play
Play Stepwordsstepwords.xyz · free, new puzzle daily
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