For New Players
Starter Pack
31 puzzles designed to teach you the game. Each one gives you a deliberately sloppy, roundabout description of an everyday word. Your job is to figure out what the word is.
No time limit. No pressure. Play them all in a day or spread them out... entirely up to you.
How Sloppy Words works
Every puzzle gives you 5 clues for one word. Clue 1 is the most absurd and roundabout. Clue 5 is nearly a real dictionary definition.
You get 3 guesses per clue. If you use them all, the next clue reveals automatically. You can also skip to the next clue anytime.
Every puzzle starts at 1,000 points. Each wrong guess costs 25 points. Each clue reveal costs 150 points. Fewer clues = higher score.
20 Puzzles
“A tiny oven that only knows one temperature and has trust is...”
“The feeling of wanting someone else's sandwich even though y...”
“A bird that committed fully to the tuxedo lifestyle and gave...”
“The box that turns last night's pizza into a rubber frisbee ...”
“That moment when you wave back at someone who was waving at ...”
“A trap disguised as relaxation that flips you onto the groun...”
“Saying the opposite of what you mean and hoping the other pe...”
“A plant that chose violence and somehow became a decoration ...”
“The moment in the future that somehow stays far away until i...”
“A bird that looks like it was designed by someone who only h...”
“The thing you set once, immediately forget, and then have an...”
“The fruit that gives you a 12-hour window of perfection betw...”
“Your body's involuntary impression of a broken robot that no...”
“A flat, soft rectangle that somehow becomes a personality tr...”
“The invisible force that keeps you grounded literally but no...”
“When the sky slow-roasts you because you were too confident ...”
“A small room where strangers stand in silence and pretend th...”
“The only thing more contagious than a cold that somehow spre...”
“A tiny sphere of nothing wrapped in soap that exists purely ...”
“A staircase that gave up and asked for help”
Ready to start? Pick any puzzle above, or jump straight to #1.
Start Puzzle #1What is Sloppy Words?
Sloppy Words is a free daily word puzzle game. Every day, one word is published with five increasingly helpful clues. The first clue is deliberately absurd and roundabout... the kind of description you'd give when the word is on the tip of your tongue but won't come out. The fifth clue is nearly a real dictionary definition.
Your goal is to guess the word using as few clues as possible. The fewer clues you need, the higher your score. It's a word game for people who love words, people who occasionally forget words, and everyone in between.
Why start with the Starter Pack?
The Starter Pack is a collection of 31 puzzles using common, everyday words. They're designed to help you learn how the game works without the pressure of the daily leaderboard. Play them at your own pace... one a day, five at a time, or all 31 in a single sitting. Your scores are tracked in your personal stats but don't affect the competitive leaderboard.
How to play Sloppy Words
Read the clue carefully. Type your guess. If you're wrong, you lose 25 points and can try again (up to 3 times per clue). If you're stuck, reveal the next clue for 150 points. The clues get progressively more helpful, so even if you're completely lost on clue 1, you'll likely get it by clue 4 or 5.
Come back every day for a new puzzle, build your streak, and compete on the weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards. The game is free, no downloads required, and works on any device.