Trade two tiles at a time until every word reads true. 8 words, par 25, budget 30 trades today.
About Barter
Barter is a free daily word puzzle from Mind Loft. Six words interlock in a lattice, and every letter the answer needs is already on the board, just in the wrong places. Tap two tiles to trade them: solid blue means a letter has found its home, faded blue means it belongs somewhere else in one of the words crossing that square, and grey means it belongs to a different word entirely.
The catch is the budget. Every board’s par is the proven minimum number of trades, computed exactly, and you get par plus five. Careless trades are the whole game: a good player reads the faded tiles across both crossing words before touching anything, and the best trades home two tiles at once. Solve at par for a perfect score.
A new board drops every day at midnight Eastern, and Sundays step up to a 7×7 Edition with eight words. No app, no signup, play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the daily leaderboard. More dailies: Garble, our unscramble game, Crux, our clueless crossword, and Links, our hidden-threads game.
Barter, in short
How do you play Barter?
Every letter the answer needs is already on the board, scrambled. Trade two tiles at a time until all six words read true, on a budget of the proven minimum plus five.
Is Barter free to play?
Yes. Barter is free to play in your browser on Mind Loft, with no app to install and no account required.
When does a new Barter puzzle come out?
A new Barter arrives every day at midnight Eastern time, and Sundays bring the Sunday Edition, the biggest or hardest board of the week.
What kind of puzzle is Barter?
Barter is a daily word game from Mind Loft: trade the letters home. Puzzle type: letter trade. It is part of the daily word games lineup.
Can I play past Barter puzzles?
Yes. Every past Barter board is in the puzzle archive, a tap away by day.