Chainle
Two clue words, one answer that links them both.
No guesses yet — type the word that belongs to both clues.
Yesterday on Chainle
Answers go live the moment a puzzle does. Here is how the last published day resolved — and the tiles below open any recent date.
Puzzle #10 answers
November 9, 2026- 1shell
beach + computer
Round 1 · Medium
- 2boot
shoe + computer
Round 2 · Easy
- 3web
spider + internet
Round 3 · Easy
- 4bug
insect + software
Round 4 · Easy
- 5crash
car + computer
Round 5 · Easy
Published every day at 00:00 UTC · Read the full breakdown
How to Play Chainle
Every round gives you two clue words and asks for the single word that belongs to both. Here is the whole loop in five steps.
Read the two clues
Two words appear side by side. Your answer has to feel close to both of them, not just one.
Type one word
Any common English word is accepted. A word outside the list is reported as unknown and does not use up a guess.
Read the score
You get a number from 0 to 100, a colour bar, and a sentence naming the clue that is holding your score back.
Ask for a hint
Three graded hints per round: the word's shape, a direction, then the answer. Hints never break your streak.
Keep the streak alive
Finish all five rounds before the next UTC midnight and your streak goes up by one.
Want the full rules, the score bands and the FAQ? Read the complete how-to-play guide.
Explore Chainle
Rules, answers, hints and the archive — everything the game keeps, in one place.
How to Play
The rules, the four score bands, and every question new players ask.
Read the guideRecent Answers
The last thirty puzzles with all five answers for each day.
See answersHints
Three graded hints per round, from letter count to the answer itself.
Open hintsArchive
Every puzzle since launch, grouped by month, ready to replay.
Browse archiveAbout Chainle
What the game is, how the puzzles are written, and who makes it.
About the gameSolver
Type two words and rank everything that sits between them, using the game's own model.
Open solverThree ways to play
The daily puzzle takes a few minutes. The other two modes are there when you want more.
Daily puzzle
Five rounds written for today, the same for everyone, with the streak counter attached.
Play todayUnlimited practice
Random rounds pulled from the back catalogue. No streak, no pressure, just the scoring.
Practice nowArchive replay
Every published day grouped by month, so you can go back and finish one you missed.
Open archiveAbout Chainle
Chainle is a free daily word game built around a single question: what word belongs to both of these? Each puzzle has five rounds, and each round hands you two clue words — pizza and wedding, river and money, lamp and feather. You type the word that sits at their intersection, and the game scores how central your guess is to both clues on a scale from 0 to 100.
The score comes from a 50,000-word semantic model running on our server, never in your browser. The weaker of the two clue matches carries most of the weight, so a word that only fits one clue cannot score highly. Three hints are available on every round, the archive keeps every published day, and nothing asks you to register.
- 🎯 Free & no sign-up
- 🧠 Semantic scoring, 0–100
- 📅 Five rounds every day
- 💡 Three graded hints
- 🗂️ Every answer archived
- ♾️ Unlimited practice mode
Chainle questions
What is Chainle?
Chainle is a free daily word game. Each puzzle has five rounds, and each round gives you two clue words. You type one word that connects both, and the game scores how close you are to the centre of their shared meaning.
How do you play Chainle?
Read the two clues for the round, type a single English word, and press enter. The server compares your word with both clues and returns a score from 0 to 100 with a short explanation. Guess as often as you like until you find the accepted answer, then move on.
How is my guess scored?
Your word is compared against both clues using a 50,000-word semantic model. The weaker of the two similarities dominates the score, so a word that only fits one clue cannot score highly.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no login, and no server-side profile. Your streak and today's progress live in your own browser, which is why they survive a refresh but not a different device.
What happens if I use a hint?
Hints are optional and graded: word length and first letter, then a direction, then the answer. Using hints is marked on your result card but does not break your streak.
When does a new puzzle come out?
Every day at 00:00 UTC, the same instant worldwide. The answer and hint pages for that date are published at the same moment.
Can I play old puzzles?
Yes. The archive lists every published day by month, and unlimited mode draws random rounds from the back catalogue.
Is Chainle free?
Yes. Chainle is free to play, with no paid tier and nothing to install. The game runs in your browser and the scoring happens on our server.
Five rounds, every day at 00:00 UTC
No account, no download, no payment. Open the page and start typing — or browse every puzzle we have published so far.