The daily word puzzle in columns. Pick one letter from each column to spell the hidden answers, using the clues to guide you.
TIME0:00
BASIC WORDS0/10
BONUS WORDS0/10
SCORE0
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Basic · 0/10
- No basics yet — keep hunting.
Bonus · 0/10
- _____a poplar of species Populus alba.
- _____to use wrongly or improperly.
- _____a hold or grasp of something.
- _____to support.
- _____a style of furniture decoration.
- _____to haul by means of a tackle.
- _____to endure.
- _____the one indicated.
- _____to tousle.
- _____whatever person.
Good to know
Questions about Zigzag
When you find all 10 bonus words and any 10 basic words — a perfect 100.
7 points per bonus word and 3 points per basic word.
Basics come without clues — common words you'll recognize on sight. Bonus words have definitions listed alphabetically below the grid.
The day ends at 10 basics plus all 10 bonus words — extra basics beyond ten don't add to your score.
No — it tracks your speed but never times out. Take as long as you like, or hit Give up to reveal the rest.
Pick one letter from each of the five columns; completing column 5 submits it automatically.
Still stuck? .
From the rulebookHow to play Zigzag
Pick one letter from each of the five columns to spell a 5-letter word. Twenty words hide in the grid — 10 basic, 10 bonus.
- Tap or type letters to build a word. The current word shows below the grid; completing column 5 submits it.
- 10 basic words come without clues — common words you’ll recognize on sight. 10 bonus words have definitions listed alphabetically below.
- Score 7 points per bonus word and 3 points per basic word. The day ends when you find all 10 bonus and any 10 basic words — a perfect 100.
- Press Start to begin. The timer tracks your speed — it pauses whenever you step away and never times out. Take all the time you need, or hit Give up! to stop the game and reveal all words.
Five tiles picked — one per column — spell SCARF.
HOUSE is a basic word — no clue, 3 points. ZLOTY is a bonus word — defined below the grid, 7 points.
