TidePool

Collect letters. Then spell one big word.

Today's pool · May 14 · everyone gets the same letters

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Swim. Grab. Spell.

  1. 1. 18 seconds — drift around and collect letters into your bag.
  2. 2. Spell the longest, highest- scoring word you can from what you collected.

Vowels drift in the open water away from the reefs.

Rare letters hide in the deep corner near the squid. Big bonus, big risk.

Bumping the squid drops your 2 most-recent letters back into the sea.

Drag your finger and the jellyfish will follow.
How to play
  • Phase 1 — collect (18s): drift around with arrows / WASD or by dragging on touch. Eat letters to add them to your bag.
  • Phase 2 — spell: tap your collected letters in order to build a word (3–7 letters). One shot. Submit.
  • Vowels drift in the open water away from the reefs.
  • Rare letters (J, K, Q, V, X, Y, Z) hide in the deep corner near the squid. They score the most.
  • Bumping the squid drops your 2 most-recent letters back into the sea — so grab vowels before they get stolen.
  • Score = length² × rarity bonus. A 7-letter word with a Z beats a 5-letter word every time.
From the makers of Drift — the gentle relationships app.