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Spell Puzzle

Connect letters from a fixed bank to reveal board words in a crossword layout. Valid extra words are counted as bonus words.

How to Play

Build a word from the allowed letters. If the word is on the board, it reveals in the crossword. If it is a valid TWL06 word but not on the board, it counts as a bonus word instead.

Controls

Key Action
A-Z Type letters from the active bank
1 Shuffle the visible bank order
Enter Submit the active word
Backspace Delete the last letter
Mouse drag Build and submit a word from the bank

Modes

Mode Bank Letters Board Words Bonus Minimum
Beginner 6 4 3
Easy 7 6 4
Medium 8 8 6
Hard 9 9 8

Elo Difficulty

Named modes are compatibility presets. Use --difficulty <0..3000> to target a specific Elo difficulty for generated puzzles.

Quick Start

puzzletea new spell-puzzle beginner
puzzletea new spell easy