How to play Skyscrapr

Skyscrapr is a free daily word ladder game. You get a four-letter start word at the bottom of a tower and a four-letter goal word at the top. Climb from one to the other by changing one letter at a time, and make every step a real word.

The rules

1. Start from the word at the bottom of the tower and aim for the goal word at the top.
2. Each move, type a four-letter word that changes exactly one letter of your last word. You cannot add, remove or reorder letters, and the word must be in the word list.
3. Press Enter to add the floor to your tower.
4. A bright letter is in the right place in the goal word. A letter with an amber outline is in the goal word, but in another place.
5. "Fewest moves" is the shortest possible route, also called par. You get twice that many moves, so a longer route that works still wins.
6. There is one puzzle a day. It changes at your local midnight, and everyone gets the same puzzle for a given date.

An example

COLD, CORD, CARD, WARD, WARM

Each word differs from the one before it by a single letter. COLD becomes CORD, then CARD, then WARD, then WARM. That is four moves.

Sharing your result

When you finish, Skyscrapr gives you a short message with the date, your route and how it compares with the fewest moves. A shared link shows only the date and the words in your climb.

Privacy

There are no accounts, ads, analytics or cookies. Your moves for today and your streak are saved in this browser's local storage on your device and are never sent anywhere. Clearing your site data resets the streak.

Word list

Guesses are checked against the ENABLE word list, which is in the public domain. Daily answers use common words only. Skyscrapr is an independent game and is not affiliated with any other word game or publisher.