Wordiply
Guardian's longest-word game
WordA seed word appears. In five tries, find the longest English word that contains the seed as a substring. Uses the Guardian's dictionary and scores by length.
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- Our rating
- 4.0/ 5
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Time per game
- 2-5 min
- Play mode
- Daily
- Price
- Free
- Trending
- #39· 1
- Made by
- The Guardian
- Launched
- 2022
Our review
“A quick brain stretch with a cleaner design than most Guardian games. It's not about being smart, it's about remembering that one long word you haven't typed in years.”
Pros
- +Rewards vocabulary breadth
- +Quick to play
- +Backed by Guardian editorial
Cons
- −British dictionary occasionally rejects US spellings
- −Can feel anticlimactic once you find 'the' long word
Best forVocabulary nerds · Crossword solvers
Skip ifyou get frustrated when long words don't click
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