Pocket Ninja

Greetings from the open road

Word of Lines

Travel the adventure one word at a time.

Draw a line through the letters, fill the board and roll on to the next stop. A calm word puzzle on five great routes, with a painted postcard waiting at every landmark.

Coming soon to the App Store

Free to play, with ads and optional in-app purchases.

How it plays

Spell your way to the next landmark

One finger, a wheel of letters and the open road. That is all you need.

  1. A level at Bryce Canyon at night: a line drawn across the letter wheel spells JOURNEY, under a board of words such as JOY, RUN and ENJOY.

    Draw a line through the letters

    Slide your finger across the wheel to spell a word, then let go. Real words that are not on the board go into your Extra words jar for bonus coins.

  2. The route map on the Blue Ridge: numbered stops along a road past the Linn Cove Viaduct, with a Play level 477 button.

    Roll on to the next stop

    Every level you finish moves you one stop along the road, from Chicago all the way to Bryce Canyon.

  3. The New postcard! screen for Niagara Falls: the painted postcard of the Horseshoe Falls, its caption and a Next level button.

    Collect a postcard

    Finish a chapter and its painted landmark postcard goes into your album, with a real fact about the place.

Why you will love it

A calm road trip in your pocket

  • 5 great routes

    Route 66, the Pacific Coast, the Blue Ridge, the Great Lakes and the Desert Southwest, with 8 chapters on each.

  • 1,000 levels

    A gentle difficulty curve with breathers along the way, so the road never turns into a wall.

  • 40 landmark postcards

    Every chapter has its own painted scene. Finish it to add its postcard to your album, and share your favourites with friends.

  • No timers. No lives.

    Play one level on a coffee break or a whole chapter in an evening. Leave whenever you like: your words are still there when you come back.

  • Never stuck for long

    Shuffle the wheel or reveal a letter. Stay stuck for a while and a free letter shows up, so every level can be finished without spending a coin.

  • A puzzle every day

    A new daily puzzle, a calendar to fill and a gentle streak that forgives a missed day.

The routes

5 routes, 40 landmarks

Each route has 8 chapters of 25 levels, and every chapter is a painted landmark.

  1. Levels 1–200

    Route 66

    Chicago, the Gateway Arch, the Painted Desert and the Mojave.

  2. Levels 201–400

    Pacific Coast

    Bixby Bridge, the redwoods, Haystack Rock and Puget Sound.

  3. Levels 401–600

    Blue Ridge

    Skyline Drive, the Linn Cove Viaduct, Mount Mitchell and the Great Smokies.

  4. Levels 601–800

    Great Lakes

    Sleeping Bear Dunes, Pictured Rocks, Split Rock Light and Niagara Falls.

  5. Levels 801–1,000

    Desert Southwest

    White Sands, the Grand Canyon, Delicate Arch and Bryce Canyon under the stars.

Postcard album

A postcard at every stop

Finish a chapter to earn its postcard. Every one comes with a real fact about the place.

  • A painted postcard: the road runs toward the Chicago skyline, where the Mother Road begins.
    ChicagoIllinois
  • A painted postcard: the Gateway Arch shining over the Mississippi at dawn.
    Gateway ArchSt. Louis, Missouri
  • A painted postcard: hills striped in red, orange and lavender beside a desert road.
    Painted DesertPetrified Forest, Arizona
  • A painted postcard: a concrete arch bridge high above the surf on Highway 1.
    Bixby BridgeBig Sur, California
  • A painted postcard: a slim white lighthouse shines over the moonlit Pacific.
    Pigeon Point LightPescadero, California
  • A painted postcard: ancient redwoods line a quiet two-lane road.
    Avenue of the GiantsHumboldt County, California
  • A painted postcard: a ribbon of road curving around an autumn mountainside.
    Linn Cove ViaductAvery County, North Carolina
  • A painted postcard: a mountain road above a sea of clouds as the sun goes down.
    Mount MitchellBurnsville, North Carolina
  • A painted postcard: cliffs streaked in colour above clear Lake Superior water.
    Pictured RocksMunising, Michigan
  • A painted postcard: spray rising from the Horseshoe Falls.
    Niagara FallsNiagara Falls, New York
  • A painted postcard: temples and buttes of the canyon fading into a violet haze.
    Grand CanyonSouth Rim, Arizona
  • A painted postcard: a lone stone arch glowing on the rim of a slickrock bowl.
    Delicate ArchArches National Park, Utah

12 of 40 postcards. The other 28 are waiting down the road.

Support

Questions, answered

The short answers. The full set lives on our support page.

Can I lose a level or run out of lives?

No. Word of Lines has no timers, no lives and no way to fail. Take as long as you like, and leave any level whenever you want.

I am stuck on a level. What can I do?

Shuffle the wheel, or reveal a letter for 35 coins. Stay stuck for a while and a free letter appears on its own, so you never need coins to finish a level. If you would rather take a break, tap Home: your words are saved for when you come back.

Is my progress saved? Does it sync to my other devices?

The game saves on your device as you play, and if you are signed in to iCloud it keeps a copy in your own iCloud account. Progress from two devices is merged, never overwritten: you keep the furthest level, every postcard and every extra word from both.

When do I see ads?

Ads keep Word of Lines free, and you will never see one in the middle of a level. Remove Ads, a one-time purchase, or the Word of Lines Plus subscription turns off banners and full-screen ads.

What is Word of Lines Plus?

An optional subscription, monthly or yearly. While it is active you get no ads and 5 free letter hints every day. Nothing in the game is locked behind Plus: every level can be finished for free.

Why was my word not accepted?

Words need at least three letters and have to be in the game's US English word list. That list is generous, so many unusual words count as extra words, but it leaves out offensive words, and some names, abbreviations and British spellings may be missing. The words you must find to finish a level are always everyday words.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no login, and the game never asks for your name or email address. Apple handles every payment.

What notifications does the game send?

Only the ones you allow, and at most one a day: that today's puzzle is ready, that your streak is about to end, that your piggy bank is full, or that your road trip is waiting where you left off. They are created on your device; we run no notification server.

The road is waiting

Ready for the trip?

Word of Lines is free to play. Ads keep it free; Remove Ads and the Word of Lines Plus subscription are optional.

Coming soon to the App Store