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How to Play Wordfly: Daily Word Puzzles – All Four Game Modes Explained
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Short answer: Wordfly: Daily Word Puzzles has four modes. Groups is about spotting categories, Letter Grid is a timed word search, Tile Board is the level campaign on a crossword-style board, and Word Drop is finding words in stacked letter bubbles. You can play all of them offline, for free, without an account.
The four modes at a glance
| Mode | What it is | Timed? |
|---|---|---|
| Groups | Sort 16 words into 4 hidden groups | No |
| Letter Grid | Find words in a 4×4 grid of letters | Yes (90 seconds) |
| Tile Board | Reach a target score in limited turns (the campaign) | No |
| Word Drop | Find hidden words in stacked letter bubbles | No |
Groups
Sixteen words, four hidden groups, four words each.
How it works: Tap four words you think belong together and submit. You can make up to four mistakes per puzzle.
Tip: Start with the category you are most certain about, and watch for words that fit two groups — those are the trap.
Letter Grid
A 90-second word hunt in a 4×4 grid of letters.
How it works: Connect touching letters — diagonals count — to spell words of three or more letters. Every valid word adds to your score before the clock runs out, and your best score is saved.
Tip: Sweep for common endings first — -ing, -ed, -er. They turn one root word into three.
Tile Board
The campaign: 400 levels in 40 chapters of ten, played on a crossword-style board.
How it works: Play words from your rack of letter tiles to reach the level's target score within a limited number of turns. You can swap tiles, each level awards up to three stars, and if nothing can be played the rack is redrawn, so a level never dead-ends.
Tip: Keep an eye on the turn counter as well as the score — a steady run of decent words usually beats waiting for one perfect play.
Word Drop
400 levels of stacked letter bubbles, in sets of ten. There is no timer.
How it works: Find the hidden words in the stack; empty slots show how long each one is. Clearing bubbles low in the stack collapses everything above them.
Tip: Scan the bottom of the stack first — every collapse changes where the remaining letters sit.
Daily puzzle, streaks and the campaign
Around the four modes there is a daily Groups puzzle, three daily goals that each earn a hint, and a streak that resets if you miss a day (a streak freeze can save it). Past daily puzzles sit in an archive: the last seven days are free, the full archive comes with Wordfly Plus. Tile Board is the campaign — 400 levels in 40 chapters, each level awarding up to three stars — and there are eight creatures to collect along the way.
How long is a session?
That depends on the mode. A Letter Grid round always lasts 90 seconds; Groups, Tile Board and Word Drop have no clock, so a puzzle or level takes as long as you need. If you want a nudge to come back, there is an optional daily reminder — and remember the streak resets if you skip a day, and unused daily hints do not carry over.
Wordfly: Daily Word Puzzles
Four word game modes, a daily Groups puzzle and a 400-level Tile Board campaign. Free to download on the App Store for iPhone.
Frequently asked
Is Wordfly free?
Yes, it is free to download and every mode can be played without paying. It shows ads, and there are optional in-app purchases: Wordfly Plus, a monthly or yearly subscription that removes ads and adds the full daily archive, 5 hints a day and up to two streak freezes a month, and hint packs of 5, 20 or 60 hints.
Does it work offline?
Yes — every mode plays offline and no account is needed. A connection is needed for ads, purchases and restores, Game Center and iCloud sync between your devices.
Is there an Android version?
No. Wordfly is an iPhone game (iOS 16 or later).
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