Mini Crossword of the Day

Free Daily Mini Crossword - Always Free, No Account Required

A fresh mini crossword every day with quick, clever clues. Solve it over a cuppa - free forever, no paywall, no sign-up. The daily crossword habit you deserve.

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New Puzzle Every Day
A fresh mini crossword grid appears every midnight. Everyone solves the same puzzle - compare times with friends or try to beat yesterday's.
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Clever, Crafted Clues
Every clue is written with a bit of care. Some are straight definitions, others hide a playful twist or a sneaky double meaning. Can you crack the lot?
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Built-In Check Tool
Unsure about a letter? Tap Check to verify it. Wrong letters are highlighted so you can put them right - no penalty, no timer breathing down your neck.
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100% Free - No Paywall, Ever
Opens on any device - phone, tablet, desktop. Nothing to download, nothing to sign up for. Progress lives quietly in your browser.
How to Play the Mini Crossword
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    Read the Across and Down clues, then type your answers into the grid. Each entry is four to six letters long.
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    Tab jumps between words; Backspace clears a letter. Tap an active square to switch between Across and Down entry.
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    Fill every white square to finish. If you're stuck, the Check tool confirms a letter - wrong ones are flagged so you can fix them.
Tips for Faster Solves

Begin with the clues you're certain of. Even one or two filled-in letters make the crossers dramatically easier.

Think compact. Mini crossword answers run to four, five or six letters - everyday words and common abbreviations carry the day.

Skip and return. If a clue's stubborn, leave it - the crossing letters will likely give it away later.

Mind the grammar of the clue. Plurals demand plural answers; past tense needs past tense. A question mark at the end signals wordplay.

Get to know the regulars. ALOE, ARIA, EMIT, OASIS - they appear time and again because they're vowel-heavy and slot in neatly.

For Every Puzzle Lover

🧒 Kids: cross-reference clues and unlock new words - the first puzzle-solving skill that really sticks.
🧑 Adults: under three minutes per grid. Slots neatly between meetings, or into your morning coffee.
👴 Older players: cross-reference, recall and a spot of lateral thinking - all in roughly five minutes a day.
📖 🎯 Rules & Tips

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes - 100% free, and it stays that way. No sign-up, no paywall, no surprise subscription appearing three weeks in. Daily puzzles ought to be free, and ours are.

A brand new mini crossword lands every midnight. The whole world gets the same puzzle, so comparing solve times with friends is a doddle.

Most players finish in one to three minutes. Seasoned solvers often crack it in under sixty seconds. The mini is built as a quick daily ritual - not a half-hour commitment.

Absolutely. The grid is fully responsive and behaves nicely on phones, tablets and desktops. No app download - just open it in your browser.

Tap the Check button to verify a letter. Incorrect ones are flagged so you can put them right. There's no penalty - the aim is to enjoy the puzzle, not to suffer through it.

Yes - the puzzle archive lets you browse and play any previous day's crossword. Handy for catching up, or revisiting a favourite.

Same compact format, same daily refresh, same clever clues - just free. No paywall, no account, no 'X free plays per month'. Progress saves itself in your browser. It's the same daily habit, without the subscription.

Yes. DailyWordGames.co.uk is committed to keeping every daily puzzle free and open. No account, no paywall, no premium tier. Just a proper free crossword, every single day.

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Hive (Spelling Bee)

Build as many words as you can from 7 honeycomb letters. The middle letter must appear in every word - and somewhere in there is a pangram that uses the lot.

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Wordle

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Six goes to crack a secret five-letter word. After each guess the tiles change colour: green for right letter right spot, yellow for right letter wrong spot.

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Word Search

Hidden words waiting in a 10x10 grid. Drag across letters - horizontal, vertical or diagonal - to claim them.

🧩 Play Word Search 🧩 Word Search Guide
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Hangman

The classic word-guessing game. A fresh mystery word every day - pick letters one by one before the stick figure is finished off. Free, no account needed.

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Yesterday's Solution

Did you find all the words yesterday? Here is the complete solution.

  • Dig for a cause?
  • Go without food
  • Lime tree
  • Silver, in heraldry
  • Lord who squints?
  • Quick way to see red?
  • Need a sit-down
  • Cooker or mountain chain
  • Monk's calling?
  • Where buns are baked
  • Camper's shelter