Interlocking words, no clues: just four categories to guide you. Guess real words to reveal the letters.
Crux is a free daily word puzzle from Mind Loft, a clueless crossword. Eight hidden words (twelve in the Sunday Edition) interlock in a compact grid, and the only hints are four visible categories; working out which words belong to them is the puzzle.
Guess real words to reveal letters: dark tiles lock a letter into its square and every crossing, yellow tiles mean the letter belongs elsewhere in the word. The whole board shares one guess budget, and a single submit files each solved word under its category: a point per solve, a point per correct placement.
A new Crux puzzle arrives every day, with a bigger Sunday Edition each week. No app, no signup. Play free in your browser and compare score, guesses, and time on the daily leaderboard. Prefer scrambles? Try Garble, our daily word scramble.