The grid is shaped like a crossword. Every row or column of 3 or more white cells is a place for one word.
The list under the grid has one word for every place, grouped by length. One word starts in the grid.
Put every word into a place of the same length. Where two words cross, they must share the letter.
The puzzle is solved when every place holds a word and no crossing clashes.
How to play here
Drag a word from the list onto a place in the grid, or tap the word and then the place.
A placed word is crossed out in the list. Drag or tap it again to move it to another place.
Tap a letter in the grid to take its word out. Where two words cross, the word across comes out first.
Keyboard: Tab to a word, Enter to pick it, the arrows to choose a place, Enter to drop it, Escape to cancel. In the grid, Delete takes a word out.
Undo takes back the last move.
Difficulty levels
Level
Grid up to
Words
Word length
Easy
7×7
8
3–7 letters
Medium
9×9
12
3–6 letters
Hard
11×11
16
4–6 letters
Expert
11×11
16
4–6 letters, harder to place
Tips
Start with a length that has only one word left: it can go in only one place.
Then look at places that already have letters from crossing words. Often only one word fits.
On the harder levels, try a word in a place and look at the words that cross it. If one of them then has no word that fits, the first word cannot go there.
FAQ
Is there only one way to fill the grid?
Yes. Every puzzle has exactly one answer, and you can always reach it by logic, without guessing.
Why is one word already in the grid?
It is your starting point. It is crossed out in the list and cannot be moved.
Can I move a word after I place it?
Yes. Drag it, or tap it in the list, onto another place of the same length. Tap a letter in the grid to take its word out again.
What do the marked cells mean?
Two words that cross there show different letters. One of them is in the wrong place. A dashed frame marks an empty place that no word left in the list fits.
Is there a new puzzle every day?
Yes. A new Word Fill-In is published every day at each of the four levels: easy, medium, hard and expert. Earlier puzzles are in the archive.
Do I need an account to play?
No. You play right in your browser, with no sign-up and no cookies. Your progress is saved in your browser.