A solved mini crossword, shattered into 8 lettered pieces. Reassemble it so every word reads true. Your grid waits until you begin.
Shards is a free daily word puzzle from Mind Loft, a jigsaw crossword. The grid arrives already solved but shattered into lettered puzzle pieces, and you reassemble it so that every across and down run of letters reads as a word. There are no clues. The letters are the clues, and the shapes are how you fit them back together.
Every day’s pieces have exactly one valid reassembly, checked by a solver before it ships, so there is always a single right answer to find. Pieces never rotate or flip. Drag them onto the grid or tap to place, move them as often as you like, and lean on three optional hints when you are stuck. You start at 100 and finish the moment the last word clicks into place. Answers are checked against a Scrabble word list, so it is broader than everyday English and accepts some unusual short entries.
A fresh grid lands every day at midnight Eastern, with a larger Sunday Edition. No app, no signup, play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the daily leaderboard. More dailies: Emcee, our mini crossword, Tuck, our tile-tucking puzzle, and Crux, our clueless crossword.