A Daily Word Mystery

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Deduce the word, then shift to the answer.
1LockCrack the hidden word
2ShiftTurn it into the target word
Review
Exact — right letter & spot Misplaced — right letter, wrong spot
GuessExactMispl.
Shift one letter per turn
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No time limit · No guess limit · No leaderboard
Just you and the keytone. Play at your own pace.
Case closed!
How to play

One case a day. Crack the hidden 4-letter word, then shift it into the target — one letter at a time. No timer, no guess limit.

1 Lock — deduce the word

Guess any real 4-letter word. Each guess returns two clues:

  • Exact — right letter, right spot
  • Misplaced — right letter, wrong spot
Say the hidden word is NEST and you guess SENT:
SENT 2 exact (E, T) · 2 misplaced (S, N)
Keep guessing until all four are exact.

The keyboard helps when it's certain: a key turns gold once a letter is confirmed in the word, and fades when a letter is confirmed not in it. Letters it can't yet prove stay neutral.

2 Shift — reach the target

Turn your cracked word into the day's target, changing one letter per turn — and every turn must be a real word.

From NEST to target MUST:
NEST → BEST → BUST → MUST
Any path works — there's no step limit.