Daily Puzzle Games

17 free games in this category

Every day at midnight UTC a fresh set of puzzles appears here, and everyone in the world gets the same ones, so you can compare results with friends. Word Guess hides one word, the Daily Chess Puzzle sets one tactic, Daily Maze draws one maze, Daily Trivia asks one set of questions, and Idiom Guess picks one Chinese idiom. Many logic games, including Futoshiki, Hitori, Nurikabe, Star Battle, Pipes, Skyscrapers and Tents and Trees, also have a Daily button that loads the puzzle of the day, and Chess960 starts from a new daily position. Come back tomorrow for a new set, and try to keep your streak going.

Chess960 (Fischer Random)

Chess with a shuffled back rank — 960 starting positions, special castling, no memorised openings. Same screen, 2 players.

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Word Guess

Crack the hidden five-letter word in six tries. Green, amber and gray tiles narrow it down. One shared daily puzzle for the whole world, plus unlimited practice.

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Daily Maze

A new perfect maze every day — the same one for everyone worldwide. Race from the top-left corner to the bottom-right, beat the clock and the optimal path, and set a ranked score. Endless practice mazes too.

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Daily Trivia

A fresh ten-question general-knowledge quiz every day — the same questions for everyone worldwide. Answer fast for bonus points, review your results, and practise from a bank of original questions.

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Idiom Guess

A new Chinese four-character chengyu every day. Use the pinyin, an English hint and a revealed character to pick all four characters in order.

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Numberlink

Pipe-connecting logic puzzle — draw a path between every pair of matching numbers so the paths never cross and every square is covered. Three sizes, daily challenge, ranked scores.

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Pipes

Rotation logic puzzle — tap each tile to turn it and connect every pipe to the water source with no leaks. Three grid sizes, daily puzzle, ranked scores.

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Shikaku

Rectangle division logic puzzle — drag out rectangles so each one covers exactly one clue equal to its own area, until the whole grid is tiled. Three sizes, ranked scores.

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Nurikabe

Shade cells to build one connected sea around numbered islands. Every island matches its number, islands never touch, and no 2×2 block is ever all sea. Three sizes, a daily puzzle, timed and ranked.

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Hitori

Shade the duplicate numbers so every row and column keeps only unique values, no two shaded cells touch, and every unshaded cell stays connected. One unique solution, three sizes, timed and ranked.

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Star Battle

Place stars so every row, column and bold-bordered region holds the exact count, with no two stars touching — not even diagonally. Three sizes, timed and ranked.

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Futoshiki

A Latin-square logic puzzle: fill 1 to N so every row and column has no repeats, obeying the < and > signs between cells.

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Skyscrapers

A Latin-square logic puzzle: place building heights 1-N so the edge clues, showing how many buildings are visible from each direction, all check out.

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Tents and Trees

A logic placement puzzle: pitch one tent next to each tree so tents never touch and every row and column tent count matches its clue.

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Cube Solver 3×3

A 3×3×3 twisty speed-cube in your browser. Scramble it, orbit the 3-D cube, twist faces by swipe or button pad, and race the timer to restore every side to one colour. Move counter, best time and ranked scores.

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Spot the Difference

Two freshly generated scenes, one seed apart — find every colour swap, mirrored shape, resize, moved object and missing piece before the clock and your mistakes cost too much.

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Daily Chess Puzzle

A fresh tactical chess puzzle every day, identical for everyone worldwide. Find the single winning move — mate in one, mate in two, or win decisive material. Three attempts, an optional hint, plus unlimited practice.

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