Glyphmere: Word Puzzle

A calm word puzzle: spell words from a ring of letter stones to light every lantern on a moonlit lake. 60 solver-checked puzzles on six shores of a map that lights up, a daily puzzle and hints that never give away a whole word. Free, no ads, no tracking; drag, tap or type.

Night has settled on the mere, and the lanterns on the water are dark.

A ring of letter stones floats in front of you. Drag across them, tap them or simply type to spell a word, and if it is one of tonight's lantern words, a paper lantern on the lake glows to life. Every lantern word is listed by its length, with its first letter already shown, so you always know what you are looking for. Real words that are too short for a lantern are glimmers: the fireflies swarm, and every four glimmers fill a jar that turns into a free hint. Light every lantern and they lift off the water and drift up towards the stars. A puzzle takes two to five minutes.

• 60 puzzles on six shores of the mere: Reed Shore, Willow Bay, Ferry Landing, Heron Isle, Lantern Harbour and Moonwater, from five letters to seven, three stars on each for finishing without paid hints
• A map that lights up: finish a shore's ten puzzles and its landmark (a beacon, a lamp, a lighthouse, the moon gate) shines across the mere
• Every puzzle is proven: a solver checks each one against the game's word list before you see it, so every lantern word can be spelled and every real word you find counts for something
• Daily puzzle: the same letters for everyone today
• Glimmer jar: short words earn free hints that never cost a star
• Hints reveal one letter at a time, never a whole word
• Drag, tap or type; plays on desktop and phones, no download, no account; progress is saved in your browser
• A calm moonlit lake with lanterns, fireflies, soft chimes and night music

Code and text written with AI assistance (including the word list); checked by PN Scripts with automated tests. The lake and the stones are drawn and the sound synthesised by code.