Your first five completed Daily Challenges establish your rank. We then use your best verified score from each of your latest 20 completed days, giving newer results more weight. Extra attempts improve a day’s score; they don’t count as extra placement days.
We compare established players active in the last 30 days. Explorer starts at the bottom 40%, Challenger the next 35%, Expert the next 20%, and Pro the top 5%. Tied ratings stay together.
Your division stays fixed for today. Today’s result counts from the next challenge. Promotion or demotion needs two new completed days beyond a small buffer, moving one division at a time. Missing a day doesn’t lower your rating.
Only Word Decks Daily Challenge scores affect this ranking. Friends and mini-leagues include every division.
LETTER UPGRADES
Improve your deck before the next round.
1Tap an upgrade, then the deck card you want to replace — or drag it onto that card.
2The first swap is free. Each extra swap costs more; prices do not rise with time.
3Tap Start Market to begin your two minutes. Check your spending, then lock in when ready.
4When time runs out, staged swaps lock in automatically. With no swaps, you spend nothing.
SWAP PRICES
SWAP PRICESFIXED PRICES
1st
FREE
2nd
2
3rd
4
4th
6
5th
9
6th
12
7th
15
8th
19
9th
23
10th
27
11th
32
12th
37
Prices depend only on how many swaps you make, not how long you take.
LETTER UPGRADES
Drag an upgrade onto a deck card, or tap an upgrade then tap the card you want to replace.
YOUR BANK0
TIME LEFT2:00FIXED PRICES
TOTAL SPEND0
AFTER LOCK0
Your deck
Drag deck cards to rearrange them. Drag an upgrade onto a deck card to stage a swap.
Twenty-two trophies for Daily Challenge milestones, big scores, clever words and standout rounds.
Progress
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Sign in to view your Trophy Cabinet.
Trophies are attached to your Word Decks account.
WORD DECKS IS CURRENTLY IN PUBLIC BETA
We're still testing, tweaking and improving the game. If something breaks, feels confusing, seems unfair, or you just have an idea that would make Word Decks better, we'd genuinely appreciate any and all feedback.
DETAILED RULES
15 CARDS. 3 ROUNDS. 3 WORDS A ROUND. MAKE THEM COUNT.
WANT TO TRY IT FIRST?Play a short guided tutorial. It is separate from today's Daily Challenge.
Game process — step by step
1
Deal your deck
Start with 15 letter cards.
2
Round 1 — make three words
Play three different words, then Submit Round to bank their points.
3
Market 1 — improve your deck
Start Market → stage optional swaps → Lock in changes → Start next round. Spending comes out of your bank.
4
Round 2 — make three words
All cards are available again. Play three words and submit the round.
5
Market 2 — improve your deck
Stage optional swaps, lock in your changes and start the final round.
6
Round 3 — make three words
Play your final three words and submit the round.
7
See your final score
Your total word points minus market spending = the points left in your bank.
You have a deck of 15 letter cards and play 3 rounds. Make exactly 3 words per round, with at least 3 letters in each word.
Type your word or tap the cards, then click Play word. Each card can only be used once in that round, but you don't have to use all the cards in your deck. A repeated letter needs a separate card for each use. You cannot play the same word twice in one round, but you can use it again in a later round.
Before submitting, click the × beside a played word to remove it and free up its cards, or click Reset Round to clear all three words. Once you are happy with your three words, click Submit Round to add their points to your bank. A submitted round cannot be changed.
After each of the first two rounds, you can spend points upgrading your deck. All cards become available again at the start of the next round, including any new cards you bought.
The points left in your bank after round 3 are your final score: your word scores minus your market spending. Spend them wisely!
CARD POINTS
POINTS
LETTERS
1
A E I N O R S T
2
C D L M U
3
B G H P Y
4
F K V W
5
J Q X Z
BONUSES STACK
Start by adding the points on every card in your word. Add the matching length bonus, then apply every multiplier the word qualifies for.
6 letters+10
7 letters+15
8 letters+20
9 or more letters+25
3+ vowels (A / E / I / O / U)×2
Contains J / Q / X / Z×2
Palindrome (reads the same backwards)×3
Vowels count each time they appear; Y is not a vowel for this bonus. Each multiplier applies once per word, even if the word contains several rare letters. Multipliers also multiply the length bonus. All three multipliers together give ×12.
Example: QUIZ has 13 card points, two rare letters and only two vowels. It gets the rare-letter bonus once: 13 × 2 = 26 points. A 6-letter word with three vowels and a rare letter scores (card points + 10) × 2 × 2.
UPGRADE YOUR DECK
The market opens after rounds 1 and 2. Click Start Market to begin choosing upgrades and start the two-minute countdown. Reading the market introduction does not start the timer.
Drag an upgrade card onto the deck card you want to replace, or tap an upgrade then tap a deck card. Each swap replaces one card, so your deck stays at 15 cards. Each market card can be bought once. You can rearrange your deck for free.
Swap prices increase with every swap in that market. The first swap is free. These are the fixed prices for each individual swap; they do not rise with time:
SWAP
BASE COST
1st
FREE
2nd
2 points
3rd
4 points
4th
6 points
5th
9 points
6th
12 points
7th
15 points
8th
19 points
9th
23 points
10th
27 points
11th
32 points
12th
37 points
You have two minutes to make your swaps. The countdown starts when you click Start Market. When it reaches zero, your staged swaps lock in automatically and the summary appears. With no staged swaps, you keep your deck and spend nothing.
Each swap costs the amount shown above. You can only stage swaps you can afford from your remaining bank. Check Total spend and After lock before committing.
Reset changes restores the deck and market to how they were when this market opened and clears all staged spending. The countdown keeps running; resetting changes does not give you more time. Swap numbering and the timer start afresh in the next market.
Click Lock in changes to deduct the total spend from your bank and confirm your upgrades. Review the summary, then click Start next round. Upgrades are optional: lock in with no swaps to keep your deck and spend nothing. Once locked in, changes cannot be reset.
Words are checked against the Word Decks British-English dictionary.
TODAY'S DAILY CHALLENGE
YOUR ATTEMPTS
All your completed attempts today. Tap an attempt to see every word, upgrade and score; opening another closes the previous one.
TODAY'S LEADERBOARD
Live
Select leaderboard⌄How divisions work
How your rank is calculated
Your first five completed Daily Challenges establish your rank. We then use your best verified score from each of your latest 20 completed days, giving newer results more weight. Extra attempts improve a day’s score; they don’t count as extra placement days.
We compare established players active in the last 30 days. Explorer starts at the bottom 40%, Challenger the next 35%, Expert the next 20%, and Pro the top 5%. Tied ratings stay together.
Your division stays fixed for today. Today’s result counts from the next challenge. Promotion or demotion needs two new completed days beyond a small buffer, moving one division at a time. Missing a day doesn’t lower your rating.
Only Word Decks Daily Challenge scores affect this ranking. Friends and mini-leagues include every division.
DAILY CHALLENGE
WORD DECKS LEAGUE
Your best Daily Challenge score each day counts towards your league total.
