How to Play

The Daily Forge

Each day, you receive a new set of letters at the forge. Your goal: craft as many valid words as possible from the available letters, and discover the hidden Masterwork word.

A new forge appears every day at midnight UTC. Everyone gets the same letters, so you can compare scores with friends and climb the leaderboard.

Core & Crucible Letters

Core Letters (must use)

Every word you forge must contain each Core letter at least once. These appear prominently at the top of the forge.

Crucible Letters (available pool)

These are the additional letters available to build your words. Your word can only use letters from the Core and Crucible — no outside letters allowed. Each letter in the pool can be used once per word.

Example: If Core is A Rand Crucible is E S N W, then "EARN", "SWEAR", and "ANSWER" are all valid — they each contain both A and R, and only use available letters.

Word Rules

A word is accepted if it meets all four conditions:

  1. Contains all Core letters
  2. Uses only Core and Crucible letters (no outside letters)
  3. Is at least 3 characters long
  4. Exists in our curated dictionary (~15,000 words)
Scoring

Base Points (by word length)

100

3 letters

200

4 letters

350

5 letters

500

6 letters

700

7 letters

1000

8+ letters

Rarity Multipliers

1x

Common

1.5x

Uncommon

2x

Rare

3x

Legendary

Bonuses

  • Masterwork: +1,000 points for finding the hidden word
  • Efficiency: +500 points for using every Crucible letter at least once
  • Streak: Up to 2x multiplier at a 30-day streak
The Temper Phase

Once you reach the target word count, you enter the Temper Phase — a risk/reward decision:

Quench

Lock in your current score. Safe and reliable.

Temper

Reveal a Masterwork hint. If you find it, bonus points. If not, a small penalty.

Forge Ahead

Find one more word for a bonus. Fail and you lose some points.

Forge Ranks

Complete forges to rise through the ranks:

🔨 Apprentice⚒️ Journeyman🛠️ Craftsman🔥 Artisan⚔️ Master Smith👑 Grand Forgemaster
Streaks & Sharing

Play every day to build your streak. Your streak multiplier grows each day, reaching a maximum of 2x at 30 consecutive days.

After completing a forge, share your spoiler-free results card with friends. Challenge them to a Forge Duel to compare scores on the same puzzle!