The game guide
Arrowwords
Solve clues inside the grid and follow their arrows. Play free arrowwords in your browser, with three difficulty levels, automatic validation and hints.
Help
Select a clue and enter its answer in the direction of the arrow. Crossing words share the same cell. Complete every answer to finish the grid.
Difficulty
Choose Easy, Medium or Hard. Each level offers its own grids; the clock never imposes a time limit.
Enter your answer
Type the answer with your keyboard. Arrow keys move between cells; Backspace clears. Tab changes word. Native input methods remain available. Use letter shortcuts outside the grid and the on-screen keyboard; ? also opens help from the grid. ↵ / Space: → ⇄ ↓ · Tab / ⇧Tab: Next clue / Previous clue · Esc: Pause / Resume · ?: Help · H: Hint · N: New grid · K: Keyboard · O: Settings · F: Fullscreen · M: Sound · Ctrl+Z / ⌘Z: Undo · Ctrl+⇧Z / ⌘⇧Z: Redo · 1 / 2 / 3: Easy / Medium / Hard · ↵: Play / Resume / Next grid · Esc: Close / Cancel · + / −: Zoom in / Zoom out
Correct
Correct words turn green automatically, lock their letters, including shared crossing cells, and move you to the next word. Incomplete or incorrect entries remain editable. Undo and redo affect only unlocked cells. Hint immediately reveals exactly one correct letter, without a dialog.
Hint
Words
Start with short answers. Use crossing letters to narrow down a word, then revisit clues that seemed difficult.
Undo
Correct words turn green automatically, lock their letters, including shared crossing cells, and move you to the next word. Incomplete or incorrect entries remain editable. Undo and redo affect only unlocked cells. Hint immediately reveals exactly one correct letter, without a dialog.
Enter your answer
One A–Z letter per cell. Accents, spaces and punctuation are omitted in the grid. The full spelling appears with the solution.
Progress
Your current grid and progress are saved on this device. Sign in to use the available cloud save. Reveals and elapsed time remain part of your saved game.
Starting a new grid replaces the current grid after confirmation. A completed grid can lead straight to the next one.
Back to the gameQuestions
Can I play for free?
Play without an account on computer or mobile, with no game installation. Choose hints at your own pace; there is no public leaderboard.
Which difficulty should I choose?
Choose Easy, Medium or Hard. Each level offers its own grids; the clock never imposes a time limit.
How do automatic validation and reveals work?
Correct words turn green automatically, lock their letters, including shared crossing cells, and move you to the next word. Incomplete or incorrect entries remain editable. Undo and redo affect only unlocked cells. Hint immediately reveals exactly one correct letter, without a dialog.
How should I enter accented letters or compound cells?
One A–Z letter per cell. Accents, spaces and punctuation are omitted in the grid. The full spelling appears with the solution.
Can I resume my grid later?
Your current grid and progress are saved on this device. Sign in to use the available cloud save. Reveals and elapsed time remain part of your saved game.
