Wordscapes nails a very specific mood: you swipe a few letters into a word, the crossword fills itself in, and your brain gets a small, calm reward. The catch is the interruptions. Ads roll between levels unless you pay, and the game keeps nudging you toward its store. So we built Word Meadow, a stripped-down anagram crossword that runs right here in your browser. It is free, loads instantly, and asks for nothing. No install, no account, no ad breaks.
Play Word Meadow now
Drag through the letters to build a word, or just type it. Turn sound on for the chimes if you like.
How to play
Every puzzle gives you a wheel of five to seven letters and a compact crossword above it. On a phone, press a letter and drag through the others to spell a word, then lift your finger to submit. On a keyboard, type the word and hit Enter. Valid answers snap into the grid. Real words that are not part of the grid still count: they feed your bonus word tally, which is often where the fun hides.
You get one free hint per puzzle, a shuffle button when the letters stop making sense, and a fresh date-seeded daily puzzle that is the same for everyone. Solve the daily to build a streak. Your streak, progress, and bonus totals are saved on your device, and nothing leaves your browser.
How it compares to Wordscapes
We kept the part that matters: the swipe-a-word, fill-the-grid loop, with bonus words and a daily reason to come back. A puzzle takes two to five minutes, which is about the length of a good coffee break.
We deliberately left a lot out. Wordscapes ships more than 6,000 levels arranged into themed packs, with scenic backdrops that shift as you climb from forest to canyon to sky. It runs timed events, tournaments, and team play, and it hands out coins, brilliance points, and butterfly collections on a schedule designed to keep you opening the app. Word Meadow has 39 hand-built puzzles, one hint, and a streak counter. That is the whole economy.
The trade is straightforward. Wordscapes is free to play with ads between levels, and it sells coin packs plus an ad-free upgrade as in-app purchases. Our version has no ads and nothing to buy, but also no 6,000-level campaign. If you burn through our puzzles and want the long progression, scenery, and events, the full game is the right call. If you just want ten quiet minutes of anagrams, you are already in the right place.
Get the full game
Wordscapes is made by PeopleFun and has been one of the most downloaded word games on Android and iOS for years. The core game is free, with optional in-app purchases and an ad-free tier.
Frequently asked questions
Can I play Wordscapes in a browser?
PeopleFun does not offer an official browser version of Wordscapes; it is a mobile app for Android and iOS. Word Meadow, the game on this page, is our own browser-based take on the same anagram crossword idea, so you can get the same style of puzzle without installing anything.
Is this the real Wordscapes?
No. Word Meadow is an original game we built, inspired by the letter-wheel crossword format that Wordscapes popularized. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to PeopleFun in any way. If you want the official game, use the download links above.
Is Word Meadow free?
Yes, completely. There are no ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts, and no data collection. Your streak and progress are stored only in your browser’s local storage on your own device.
Does it work offline?
Once the page has loaded, the game runs entirely in your browser and keeps working without a connection. It is a single self-contained file, so there are no assets to fetch mid-game. If you close the tab, you will need a connection to load the page again.
How does the daily puzzle work?
The daily puzzle is picked from our set using the current date, so everyone gets the same one on the same day. Solve it to extend your streak, then keep going with free-play puzzles using the New button. There are 39 puzzles in rotation, ranging from five-letter wheels to trickier seven-letter ones.
