If you enjoy daily word games like Wordle, Connections or Spelling Bee, Phrasicle gives you a fresh word chain puzzle every day with a twist: solve the chains, then use the words you uncovered to build a common turn of phrase.

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Each row is a chain of two-word phrases: paper + clip, then clip + board. The first and last word of every row are given, and you fill the three in between. Then use words from the grid to build today's Phrasicle, a common saying, for all three stars.

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Example of a solved grid

paperclipboardgameplan

ontimetabletophat

darksidestepladderup

singlefilenumberoneway

Final Phrasicle: One Step at a Time

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🔗 Missing Link New

Phrasicle's little sister: two words, three gaps, and a pile of tiles to fill them from. Easier, endless, and no typing.

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💡 Want more hints when you solve your Phrasicle?

Extra hints show the first letter of every word from the start and put the letter count in the corner of every box. Same puzzle as everyone else, just less guessing in the dark. Nothing else changes: same ten clues, same stars, same streak, and gold is still on the table.

You cracked the Phrasicle

That is two stars. Finish the grid to take the third.