The daily cascading word game

What is Cascadle

Cascadle is a free daily word game where you solve a chain of five words that grow from three letters to seven. Each word you crack is re-coloured against the next answer, so every solve hands you a head start on the word below it.

There is no guess limit and no lose state. The only score is how few tiles you spend — a flawless run costs 25.

Why play

Free, no account, no download. One cascade a day for everyone at 00:00 UTC, so you and your friends are always solving the same puzzle. A session takes three to six minutes.

Because guesses are unlimited, a bad opening never ends your run. The pressure comes from wanting a tidy score, not from a countdown of lives.

How to play

  1. Guess the three-letter word. Green means right letter, right spot. Yellow means right letter, wrong spot. Grey means the letter is not in the word.
  2. Solve it and the board cascades — every row you have already played is recoloured against the four-letter answer.
  3. Read the inherited colours before you type. You are placing letters you already know about, not hunting for them from scratch.
  4. Climb through five, six and seven letters. Twenty-five tiles is a perfect cascade.
A finished cascade looks like this:
T
E
A
H
E
A
T
E
A
R
T
H
H
E
A
R
T
S
S
H
A
T
T
E
R

Consecutive answers always share almost all of their letters: the next word keeps at least all but one of them and adds the rest. That is why a solved word is never finished — it is the opening clue for the word beneath it.

Game modes

DailyDaily CascadeOne chain a day, the same for everyone. Your streak counts.Free playCascadle UnlimitedEndless chains for practice. No streak, no waiting.RulesHow to playThe colours, the cascade, and how tiles are counted.AnswersQuestionsReset time, guess limits, and what counts as a word.

Today and yesterday

A new cascade appears at 00:00 UTC — the countdown at the top of the board matches everyone else's, wherever they are. Yesterday's chain stays hidden until the archive opens, so nobody gets spoiled by a friend in another time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cascadle free?

Yes. No account, no download, no ads.

When does the next cascade appear?

At 00:00 UTC every day. The same chain goes out worldwide, so the countdown on the board is the same one everybody sees.

How many guesses do I get?

As many as you like. Your score is the total number of tiles you used, not the number of guesses — a perfect run costs 25 tiles.

What counts as a valid word?

Any word in our dictionary of about 52,000 common English words, US spelling. Answers are drawn from a much smaller pool of everyday words, so you will never have to guess something obscure.

Can I play on my phone?

Yes. Cascadle is built mobile-first and works in any modern browser.

Do I lose my streak if I miss a day?

Yes — the streak counts consecutive days you finished the daily cascade. Missing a day resets it to zero.