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Scanword

Scanwords with clues inside the grid

No lists to hunt through: every clue sits in its own cell, with an arrow to the answer.

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How a scanword works

  1. 1

    Tinted cells hold the clues. The arrow next to a clue shows where its answer starts and which way it runs.

  2. 2

    A clue cell can hold two clues: the upper one usually points right, the lower one down.

  3. 3

    Tap a clue cell, or any letter cell, to choose a word. The full clue always appears in the bar above the grid.

  4. 4

    Colorful tiles are just decoration — the letters only go in the white cells.

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