Word Laddered
Slide letters. Climb the alphabet.
Word Laddered is a calm swipe puzzle for iPhone and iPad. Slide the board, merge neighbouring letters, and see how high you can climb.
Coming soon to iPhone and iPad
Row 1: empty, empty, empty, empty, empty. Row 2: A, B, empty, empty, empty. Row 3: empty, empty, empty, C, empty. Row 4: empty, empty, empty, empty, empty. Row 5: empty, empty, B, empty, A.
Use the arrow keys to slide the tiles. Neighbouring letters merge into the next letter up.
This board is a small demo of the game. It needs JavaScript to play.
Three rules.
A turn takes a second. Planning the next one takes longer.
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Slide
Swipe in any direction and every tile slides as far as it can. After each move, a new small letter appears.
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Merge
Tiles that touch and sit next to each other in the alphabet merge into the letter above the higher one. A and B make C. B and C make D. That is how you climb.
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Vanish
Fill a whole row or column with one letter and the line vanishes. Matching letters don't merge, so clearing a line takes planning.
- 26
- letters to climb, A to Z
- 2
- modes: Classic and Survival
- 5×5, 6×6
- grid sizes
- 100+
- skills to unlock
On your iPhone
The board, with score, streak and moves. Slide, merge, climb
Swipe to slide the board. Neighbouring letters merge into the next one up, so A and B make C. Every merge takes you one step higher, and a new small letter appears after each move.
The Path: your journey, one level at a time. 
The skill tree. A path to follow
Leo's Path is a trail of levels through a painted forest, with Leo as your guide. Beside it grows a skill tree with more than a hundred skills to unlock as you play.
Your avatar, with a level and an XP bar. Make it yours
Make an avatar and unlock new looks as you play. Earn XP towards your next level.
Pick a mode and a grid. Pick your pace
Classic is a pure puzzle with no power-ups or undo. Survival adds both, and unlocks at level 3. Choose a 5 by 5 grid, or a 6 by 6 grid for more room to plan.
Daily challenges and a daily reward. Something new every day
Tap to claim a daily reward, then take on three daily challenges. Finish all three for bonus rewards.
And more
Power-ups
Tools for tight boards in Survival, upgraded along the Path.
Home Screen widgets
Your progress, one glance away.
Game Center
Leaderboards and achievements through Game Center.
iCloud
Your progress follows you across your Apple devices.
Questions
When can I play it?
Word Laddered is coming soon to iPhone and iPad. Write to us for launch news.
How much will it cost?
The price hasn't been announced.
Are there ads?
No. Word Laddered has no ads, no tracking and no third-party SDKs. The privacy policy explains what it stores and where.
How high can I climb?
All the way to Z. A merge that would go past Z isn't possible.
What clears a line?
Fill a whole row or column with the same letter and the line vanishes. Matching letters don't merge, so clearing a line takes planning.
Details
- Platforms
- iPhone and iPad
- Status
- Coming soon
- Modes
- Classic and Survival
- Grids
- 5 by 5 and 6 by 6
- Price
- To be announced
- Privacy
- No ads, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Read the policy
Stay in the loop
Write to us about Word Laddered, early access, press or playtesting.