About Word Wheel
Word Wheel gives you seven letters arranged around a wheel. Make words of four letters or more, always including the letter in the middle. Longer words score more, and a word that uses all seven letters earns a bonus. Reach Great to solve the puzzle, then keep going for a higher score.
How to play Word Wheel
- Make words of four letters or more. Every word must use the centre letter; letters can be used more than once.
- A four-letter word scores 1 point; longer words score one point per letter.
- A word that uses all seven letters is a full wheel: 7 bonus points.
- Reach Great (40% of the points) to solve the puzzle, then keep going or press Finish. Most points wins, then time.
Tips & strategy
- Try common endings such as -ING, -ED and -ER whenever the letters allow them.
- Every wheel has at least one word that uses all seven letters. Look for it once you have found a few short words.
- Letters can be used more than once, so try doubling letters you have.
- A short word often hides inside a longer one you have not found yet, and the other way round.
Word Wheel: questions and answers
How is Word Wheel scored?
A four-letter word scores 1 point, and longer words score one point per letter. A word that uses all seven letters adds a 7-point bonus.
What does Great mean?
Great is 40% of the day’s possible points. Reach it and the puzzle counts as solved.
How is the Word Wheel leaderboard ranked?
Most points first, with ties going to the faster time.
What is the best way to find more words?
Start from the centre letter and try it at the start, the end and in common pairs, then add endings such as -S, -ED, -ER and -ING to the words you already have. Longer words score a point per letter, so extending a word is worth more than finding a new four-letter one.
Can I use a letter twice?
Yes. Any letter on the wheel can be used as often as you like in a word, as long as the word contains the centre letter.