Sunday, 13 September 2026
Work out the rule from the words you try, then get all ten right.
The door
0 words asked
Ask the door whether a word gets in. It says IN or OUT, and the rule is yours to work out from there.
Words you have tried
- bathgiven to start you offIn
- equalgiven to start you offOut
Today’s board
Words asked, best first · pointsNobody has solved this one today. Make an account and your name goes up here when you do. This board ranks solved runs, because it ranks them on the clock and a part-solved grid cannot be compared with a finished one. Every go earns points on the leaderboards either way.
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Work out the rule from the words you try, then get all ten right.
- Ask the door about any word.It says IN or OUT and nothing else. We start you off with two, one of each, and everything you try after that goes on the list so you are not keeping track in your head.
- Keep going until you think you have it.Sixty words at most. The first twenty-five cost you nothing, and after that each one takes two points off.
- Take the door, then sort the ten.All ten right is worth half the score, and how few words you needed is the other half. Nine out of ten is worth a lot less than ten, and the ten are chosen to catch out a rule that is nearly right, so try something awkward before you commit.
Scored on words asked.
What the words mean
- The door:
- the hidden rule. Set before you start, and it does not change
- In and out:
- whether a word gets through. It is all the door ever says
- Taking the door:
- telling us you are ready. The guessing stops and the ten turn up
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