Riddles & Puzzles: solve with a reason.

Choose a pace that matches your purpose

For a first session, choose Solo, five puzzles, and Relaxed Mode. These are suggested starting settings: they give you room to learn the answer controls without a countdown. Pick one category if you want to practice a particular skill, or Mixed if you want to discover which kinds of clues you enjoy.

Timed solo sessions offer 30, 60, 90, or 120 seconds per puzzle. The Daily Challenge is a different format: five medium puzzles, 60 seconds each, shared by everyone on the same UTC day. If you want to compare with a friend, use the same daily challenge and avoid revealing its answers before both of you finish.

Online groups can choose Free-for-All, where each player submits independently, or Teams, where two teams discuss and a captain submits one answer. Use the room’s invite link so everyone arrives at the correct game.

Separate a promising idea from a complete answer

Read the instruction before solving the clue. Does the puzzle want a word, a number, a selected tile, or several answers? A correct idea entered in the wrong format can still miss the task. Check every clue against your proposed answer; do not stop at the first detail that happens to fit.

For a word clue, ask which meaning of a word is doing the work. For a number sequence, test your proposed pattern against every visible step. For a visual puzzle, compare one feature at a time—position, count, orientation, or shape—before selecting the odd tile. These are solving methods, not guarantees that every puzzle follows one pattern.

Understand what a hint costs

A correct answer earns 100 points. Timed modes add a speed bonus of up to 50; that bonus falls as time is used. One hint, when enabled, deducts 25 points from a correct answer. Wrong, skipped, or unanswered puzzles earn zero. Difficulty changes the puzzles, not the point multiplier.

If you are stuck, a hint that helps you finish is worth more points than an unanswered puzzle. If you are practicing, it can also expose the clue you overlooked. After the reveal, explain that clue in your own words before moving on. In a timed game, do not assume these relaxed-mode totals include your speed bonus.

Check before you lock an answer

You get one final submission per puzzle. Capitalization, extra spaces, and punctuation are ignored. Riddles accept approved alternatives and some small spelling mistakes, but this is not permission to enter any related word. Word puzzles require the correct letters. A multi-panel challenge requires all panels to be correct; follow any instruction about answer order or an initial-letter code.

For visual puzzles, selecting a tile and submitting are separate actions. In multiplayer, answers are revealed after everyone has locked a submission or the timer ends. Wait for the reveal before discussing solutions with opponents.

Give each teammate a useful job

A simple team routine is to have one person read the instruction, another suggest an answer, and a third try to find a clue that contradicts it. With two people, combine the first two jobs. This is a suggested routine, not a game requirement.

Use the private team discussion for suggestions. Only the captain can use a hint or lock the team’s answer, and both decisions apply to the team. Agree on the final wording before the captain submits. Standings compare total points, then correct answers, then lower total response time; a complete tie shares a position.

Daily progress and interrupted sessions

The daily set changes at midnight UTC, which may fall on the previous evening or later morning in your local time zone. Your first completed daily run records the daily score; practice runs do not replace it. Progress is linked to this browser and is separate from your Quizzly account scores.

Return through the same browser and room link after a disconnection. Clearing site data can remove the key used to recover progress. Timed rounds keep counting while you are away. See Help if the room does not reconnect.