Anagram
In Anagram you unscramble the letters back into the word, one definition at a time. Free, no install, no sign-up, sixty seconds.
In Anagram, the letters of a word have been shuffled. A one-line definition is shown as a clue — put the letters back in order before the clock runs out.
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Works offline after the first visit. No install, no sign-up.
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How to play Anagram
The letters are exactly the same ones
The shuffled letters are a rearrangement of the answer and nothing else — no letters added, none removed. Whatever the scramble looks like, the word is always buildable from what is on screen.
A definition is always shown
Each question comes with a one-line description of the word taken from the same word list the game draws its answers from. There is no question without a clue.
Tap letters to place, tap placed letters to take back
Tapping a letter moves it into the answer; tapping a letter already in the answer returns it to the pool. You can undo as much as you like and nothing is penalised.
Repeated letters are interchangeable
If a word has two of the same letter, it does not matter which of the two you tap. They are equivalent, so there is no such thing as tapping the wrong one.
Sixty seconds, and correct answers add time
You start with 60 seconds. Each word solved adds 2 seconds back, up to the 60 second ceiling, so a run lasts as long as you keep solving.
The scramble is never the answer itself
The shuffle is retried until the result differs from the original word, so a question is never handed to you already in the right order.
Anagram Tips and Strategy
Every word pays two seconds
The clock starts at sixty and a correct answer adds exactly two seconds back, capped at sixty, so a run lasts on how quickly you solve rather than how many you solve. The pool is eighty words and only two are as long as eight letters, so identify the word from its definition first and place letters second.
Use the letter inventory
The tiles are the word's own letters, one for one, so a letter that appears twice is guaranteed to be there twice and a letter that appears once cannot be reused. Thirty-two of the eighty words repeat a letter, and that repeat is usually what settles the word once the definition has narrowed it to a few.
A wrong guess costs nothing
Placing a letter in the wrong slot is not a mistake with a penalty: tap it in the answer row and it returns to the pool. Only the clock runs down, so fill in every letter you are confident about first and rearrange the doubtful ones at the end rather than hesitating over one position.
Anagram — Frequently Asked Questions
What if the same letter appears twice?
Tap either one. Identical letters are interchangeable, so both choices lead to the same answer.
Can I take letters back?
Yes. Tap a letter that is already in the answer and it returns to the pool. There is no limit and no penalty.
What happens when time runs out?
The round ends and your score is the number of words you solved.
Does it need installing or an account?
No. It runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer and works offline after the first visit.
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