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The Secret Word Guide: Progressive Clues and Points

The Secret Word is a solo guessing game that balances nerve against patience. A word is hidden, and the game feeds you clues about it one after another. The first clue is very broad, something like "can be eaten without cooking", and each new one narrows things down until the last clue almost gives it away.

The words come from everyday life: food, animals, places and things around you. You build the answer from a set of letter tiles that includes a few extra letters, so it is never a giveaway. The real question is whether you answer early for more points or wait for one more clue to be sure.

Players: Solo · 1 player

Play The Secret Word

How to play

  1. After a 3-second countdown the first clue appears and the clock starts: 60 seconds per word.
  2. A new clue appears every 12 seconds, up to 5 clues per word.
  3. Tap letters in order to fill the answer boxes, and send whenever you are ready.
  4. Wrong? Try again straight away while the clock is still running.
  5. If the minute runs out, the answer is shown and the next word begins.
  6. A game has 10 words, and you see your total at the end.

Scoring and rewards

Points depend on how many clues were showing when you answered correctly: 10 after the first clue, 8 after the second, 6 after the third, 4 after the fourth and 2 after the fifth. Each wrong guess costs 1 point, but a word you solve never drops below 1 point. An unsolved word scores zero.

There is no bulb and nothing to buy; clues arrive on their own, for free, as time passes. Solving at least one word earns a coin as a solo play reward, along with XP for every correct word.

Tips and strategies

  • Do not wait for every clue. If you have a reasonable guess after the second clue, try it: a miss costs 1 point, while each extra clue costs 2.
  • Use the number of boxes. The word length rules out many guesses from the first second.
  • Look at the available letters before overthinking the clue; sometimes the tiles give the word away.
  • Some tiles are extras. If the word in your head needs a letter that is not there, drop it.
  • After two misses in a row, wait for the next clue instead of guessing at random and bleeding points.

Frequently asked questions

How many clues does each word get?
Up to 5, one every 12 seconds, within a full minute per word.
Do wrong answers cost points?
Yes, 1 point per wrong guess, but a word you eventually solve is always worth at least 1 point.
Can I play The Secret Word with friends?
It is currently a solo game: each player plays their own run of 10 words.