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Free Brain Games & Daily Word Puzzles
Daily Wordle, cryptograms, codewords and memory games in your browser. No sign-up, and most puzzles have no timer.
Today's Sortix is live
Put five items in order and solve the final clue.
Today's Selection
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Sortix
Arrange 5 items into the correct order, unlock hidden clues, and solve the final puzzle.
Daily Wordle
The classic five-letter word puzzle. Six attempts, one quiet word to find.
Daily Cryptogram
Decipher a thoughtful quotation encrypted through letter substitution.
Daily Codeword
A crossword puzzle without clues. Every number represents a unique letter.
Relaxed Wordle
Untimed word puzzles in 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8-letter lengths.
Memory Match
A peaceful card-matching exercise to challenge visual recall at your own tempo.
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About Smotix
Smotix is a free, ad-supported website of brain games you play in your browser, with no account or download needed. New daily puzzles go live every day, and most games also have unlimited practice rounds.
- Sortix: put five items in the right order, spot the odd one out, then name the hidden link.
- Daily Wordle: guess the five-letter word in six tries, or play 4-letter, 6-letter and category versions.
- Daily Cryptogram: crack a quotation hidden behind a letter-substitution cipher.
- Daily Codeword: a crossword with no clues, where every number stands for one letter.
- Memory Match: a card-matching game that trains short-term visual memory.
Every game has a short how-to-play guide on its page, so you can learn the rules before you start. The Knowledge Center has longer articles on the strategy behind the puzzles, and the Wordle strategy guides cover openings and common mistakes.
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Most games have no timer. Timed Rush is the exception and is always optional. Pick a puzzle whenever you have five quiet minutes.