Hidden Word
Six tries to find a five-letter word. Square: right letter, right place. Round: right letter, wrong place. Faded: not in the word.
Full rules and tips- Toque
- How to play
How to play
The rules of all four puzzles in short, and a few longer guides for when the coffee is still hot.
The rules in short
Skyscrapers
Each row and column holds every height once. An edge clue counts the towers visible from that side; taller towers hide shorter ones.
Full rules and tipsGolf
Move a column's last card to the pile when it is one rank away from the top card; turn the stock when nothing fits; empty every column.
Full rules and tipsFour in a Row
It is your move: force four in a row within the given number of moves, against the best defence.
Full rules and tipsThe daily set
A set is four puzzles: one of each. A new daily set appears at midnight; its strength follows the day of the week. Solved puzzles score up to 100 points each, and solving all four on consecutive days builds a streak. The details are on today's page.
Guides
A five-minute puzzle routine
Four puzzles, one cup. A way to work through a set without letting it take over the morning.
Which letters to try first
The answer lists are different in every language, and so are the best opening letters. Here are the counts.
Reading skyscraper clues
Most of a Skyscrapers grid is solved by a handful of ideas about what an edge clue allows. Here they are, from the obvious to the useful.