Swap two letters in the word.
Drag one letter onto the other or
select both and hit PLAY.
Rearrange the word
by moving a letter to a slot.
Drag the letter to the slot or
select both and hit PLAY.
Delete a letter
to make a new valid word.
Drag to the DELETE button or
select and hit PLAY.
A move can also use a letter from the grid.
Replace any letter in the word
with a letter from the grid.
Drag and drop or
select and PLAY.
Insert a letter from the grid
anywhere in the word.
Drag the grid letter to the slot or
make your selections and
engage PLAY to make it so.
That last move
completed a grid column.
New letters appear in
completed rows or columns.
Bonuses are earned for passing milestones.
Play a grid refresh bonus
by pressing the ⊞︎ GRID button.
Existing grid is replaced with a fresh one.
A bonus no-penalty setup move
is exactly what it sounds like.
This allows you to use an invalid word
to bridge the gap to your next word.
Play your move as normal but
hit the ⧉︎
SETUP button first.
Consecutive bonuses (⧉︎, ⊞︎) up to
the player's total number of lives
may be used before incurring a penalty.
- - | | | | | |
Lost lives still count.
Reach or exceed six letters
and the grid expands to 4x4.
Milestone rewards are active
from the start of the game, but the
milestones button only appears when
the 4x4 grid is unlocked for 6+ letters.
Players get one-time rewards
for passing game milestones
and achieving no-bonus streaks.
Words 7+ letters are worth an extra life
until you reach the maximum of 8 lives.
invalid word
-1 life -half ⧉︎
⊞︎ -half
You lose one life and half your bonuses
for attempting to play an invalid word.
consecutive bonus use
-1 life
You can use consecutive bonuses up to
your total number of lives without penalty.
Even lost lives count towards
the consecutive bonus allowance.
Wildcards are not bonuses.
Use them anytime if you have them.
What's a wildcard?
Get past chain 128 to find out.
Trying to play a previously played
word doesn't incur a penalty.
It will be highlighted in your wordlist
to help you plan your next moves.
The search function also helps you
to check previously played words.
You can see your remaining lives
and track your consecutive bonus
use under the current word.
ABOUT
Stringchain is an open-ended, user-driven word game that makes exploring your vocabulary a
compelling challenge.
You can play as much as you want, whenever you want.
It's not a subscription, it's not an appointment. A game of Stringchain can (and probably should) be
played over multiple sessions.
The search function makes it easy to pick up where you left off.
The core game, switching letters around, making words, it's really basic and simple, but very
satisfying.
Strategic word choice, grid awareness, and smart use of bonus setup moves can make a game last a
long time. Theoretically, you could chain together every word you know.
The milestones and rewards encourage exciting gameplay.
Trustfall into your vocabulary. Find your flow. Complete a mission. Enjoy the scenery.
Get a high score. Beat that high score. Screenshot that high score and challenge your
friends.
Look at your wordlist, you made that!
Look at all the words you know, all these rhymes and connections!
Writers, rappers, poets, word enthusiasts, this is your jam.
Big shoutout to wiktionary.org, dictionaryapi.dev and
wordgamedictionary.com for
providing free dictionary resources. This is the spirit of random collaboration that embodies the
internet at its best.
Without whoever they are, whoever I am couldn't have made this game for whoever you are.
Future tweaks and updates may happen. But the game is in place now. Have at it!
If you enjoy this game, consider buying me a coffee or putting my kids through college.
Word nerd,
Dave
Pick a letter or save for later
After 128 words, a wildcard is awarded. It appears the next time a grid row or column refreshes. Another wildcard is earned for every 32 additional words.
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Tap or click on a search result to jump to its position in your wordlist
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