Slidel: a daily themed word search puzzle
Every day brings a new 6×8 board and a short clue. Find the hidden words that fit the theme, uncover the golden word that names it, and light up the whole board. Free on the web, iPhone and Android, in English, Hebrew and Spanish.
How to play
- Drag across touching letters in any direction: up, down, sideways or diagonal.
- Spell words that fit the day’s theme. Each one lights up on the board.
- One golden word names the theme itself.
- Every letter belongs to exactly one word, so the puzzle is solved when the whole board is lit.
- Stuck? Extra real words of 4+ letters charge your hint meter. A hint shows how a hidden word starts and ends.
Ways to play
Daily puzzle
A new themed board every day, with streaks, stats and an archive of every past puzzle.
Group race
Up to 10 players join a room with a code, link or QR code. Race: everyone solves their own copy of the same board, fastest wins. Word grab: one shared board, each word goes to whoever finds it first.
Global leaderboard
Finish the day’s puzzle to rank against players worldwide, in every language. Fewest hints wins, then fastest time.
Why players like it
- Written natively in each language, not translated
- Fair, earned hints instead of a timer you race alone
- Live multiplayer word game for families and friends
- Share your result in one tap
- No ads, free to play
Questions
What is Slidel?
Slidel is a free daily themed word search puzzle game for the web, iPhone and Android, in English, Hebrew and Spanish. Each day has a new 6×8 board in which every letter belongs to exactly one hidden word.
How do you play Slidel?
Drag across touching letters in any direction to spell words that fit the day’s theme. Find the golden word that names the theme. The puzzle is solved when every letter on the board is used.
Is Slidel free?
Yes. Slidel is free to play on the web, iOS and Android, and has no ads.
Is Slidel like NYT Strands?
Slidel is an independent game in the same genre of themed word-search puzzles as Strands, with its own rules, puzzles written natively in Hebrew, English and Spanish, live group races and a global daily leaderboard. It is not affiliated with The New York Times.
Can I play Slidel with friends?
Yes. In a group race, up to 10 players join a room with a code, link or QR code, with no account needed. Choose Race (fastest to clear the same board wins) or Word grab (one shared board; each word goes to whoever finds it first).
How does the Slidel leaderboard work?
Finishing the daily puzzle on its day puts you on the global leaderboard, which ranks every language together by fewest hints, then fastest time. Signed-in players can show a nickname.
How do hints work in Slidel?
Finding extra real words of 4 or more letters charges a hint meter. A first hint shows the first half of a hidden word in order and its last letter; a second hint shows its whole path.
Which languages does Slidel support?
Hebrew, English and Spanish. Each language has its own daily puzzle, written by hand for that language rather than translated.