Free daily brain games
Nine quick games. A new puzzle every day.
Order a timeline, estimate the un-guessable, rank by a hidden measure, climb a word ladder, hit a number target, spot the odd one out, finish the sequence, unscramble a word, or find the four hidden groups. Two minutes each, fresh daily, no sign-up. Keep a streak going and share your result without spoiling the answer.
How to play Rewind
You get six real events. Put them in order from oldest to newest, then check. You have four tries, and each guess shows which spots are already correct.
Oldest first, newest last. After each guess, spots in the right place lock in green.
How to play Ballpark
Answer five estimation questions with a slider, from the height of a landmark to the distance of a planet. The closer your guess, the higher you score.
Slide to your best estimate. The closer you land, the more points you earn.
How to play Rank It
Five things, one hidden measure. Put them in order by size, speed, distance, or price, then reveal the real numbers. Four tries.
Here the hidden measure is top speed, slowest to fastest. Order all five, then the real numbers are revealed.
How to play Word Ladder
Turn the starting word into the target word by changing one letter at a time. Every rung has to be a real word. Try to match par.
Change exactly one letter per step, and every step must be a real word.
How to play Digits
Use the six numbers and the four basic operations to reach the target. Each number is used once, and an exact hit wins.
Combine the numbers with + − × ÷, each number used once.
How to play Odd One Out
Five items, four of them share something and one does not. Spot the odd one out in two guesses, then see the rule.
Four are trees; the tulip is a flower. You get two guesses, then the rule is revealed.
How to play Sequence
A number pattern is missing its next term. Pick the right one from four options in two guesses, then see how the pattern works.
Each term doubles. Pick the next term from four options, two guesses.
How to play Anagram
The daily word arrives scrambled with a one-line hint. Type the word to solve it, or give up to reveal the answer.
Hint: "Where roses grow." Type the unscrambled word to solve it.
How to play Quartets
Sixteen words hide four groups of four. Pick four you think belong together and submit, and find all four groups within four mistakes.
Pick four words that belong together. Find all four groups of four within four mistakes.
Free daily brain games, a new puzzle every day
Puzzle Pines Daily Games are nine free brain games you can play right in your browser, with no sign-up and no app. Every game has a fresh puzzle each day: order a timeline, estimate real numbers, rank things by a hidden measure, climb a word ladder, hit a number target, spot the odd one out, finish a sequence, unscramble a word, or find the four hidden groups. Each one takes about two minutes, keeps a personal streak, and gives you a spoiler-free result to share. If you like Wordle and want a few more quick daily games in your rotation, this is your page.
When you want to go deeper, Puzzle Pines also makes large-print puzzle books and free printable puzzles, from word search and sudoku to crosswords and more.
How to play each game
Rewind
You get six real events. Put them in order from oldest to newest, then check. You have four tries, and each guess shows which spots are already correct.
Ballpark
Answer five estimation questions with a slider, from the height of a landmark to the distance of a planet. The closer your guess, the higher you score.
Rank It
Five things, one hidden measure. Put them in order by size, speed, distance, or price, then reveal the real numbers. Four tries.
Word Ladder
Turn the starting word into the target word by changing one letter at a time. Every rung has to be a real word. Try to match par.
Digits
Use the six numbers and the four basic operations to reach the target. Each number is used once, and an exact hit wins.
Odd One Out
Five items, four of them share something and one does not. Spot the odd one out in two guesses, then see the rule.
Sequence
A number pattern is missing its next term. Pick the right one from four options in two guesses, then see how the pattern works.
Anagram
The daily word arrives scrambled with a one-line hint. Type the word to solve it, or give up to reveal the answer.
Quartets
Sixteen words hide four groups of four. Pick four you think belong together and submit, and find all four groups within four mistakes.