What is Cluecrumbs?
Cluecrumbs is a free daily word game. Every day there’s one secret word and a trail of ten one-word clues — the crumbs. The first crumb is an extreme tangent; each crumb after it gets a little more obvious. Guess the word in as few crumbs as you can, and come back tomorrow for a new one.
How to play
- You’re shown the secret word’s category and the first crumb.
- After each crumb you get one guess. Guess right and you win — the fewer crumbs you need, the better.
- Not sure? Skip to the next crumb and save your guess for later. Skips still use up a crumb.
- Miss on all ten and the word escapes you until tomorrow.
- Everyone plays the same word each day — a new puzzle arrives at midnight, so you can compare results with friends.
An example round
Say the category is Food & Drink and the secret word is PANCAKE. The first crumbs are wild tangents — flat, stack, flip — and could point almost anywhere. By the middle of the trail they tighten up: griddle, batter, syrup. Solve it on crumb 3 and you’ve earned bragging rights; needing breakfast on crumb 9 still counts as a win. However you get there, the fewer crumbs, the sweeter it is.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Cluecrumbs free?
- Yes — completely free to play in your browser. No download, no account, no ads.
- When does the new puzzle come out?
- A new secret word is available every day at midnight in your local timezone.
- Can I play past puzzles?
- Not yet — there’s one puzzle a day, and today’s is the one on the table.