D Droplet

Spell a word 4–8 letters long in a straight line — left-to-right across a row, or top-to-bottom down a column. Valid words are cleared from the grid. No diagonals, no snaking, no reading backwards.

Each tile is worth its letter value. Premium cells multiply: 2L/3L/4L double, triple, or quadruple that letter, 2W/3W/4W multiply the whole word. Spell two or more words in a single drop and that drop’s score is doubled.

A word of 7 or more letters. It earns a +50 bonus on top of its letter and premium score.

Yes. The falling tile is your timer, and it drops a little faster for every 50 points you score that day — so a good run keeps getting harder.

When a column stacks to 8 tiles and reaches the red line, that attempt ends. A word clear that drops the stack back below the line saves it. You get 5 lives a day.

It’s the cumulative total across all five lives. When a life ends, the board clears down to the bottom two rows and the next one continues from there.

Yes. The day’s tile sequence is the same for every player, so scores are comparable. The letter ratios are fixed too, ensuring the right mix of vowels, consonants, and high-value tiles. The premium-cell layout is the same every day.