Mini crossword online free: how to play Crossword Mini
This is a small crossword on a 5 by 5 grid. The dark squares are blocks. The white squares hold letters. Each puzzle has three Across words and three Down words.
Tap a square, then type a letter with the keyboard on screen or your own keyboard. The blue bar above the grid shows the clue for the word you are in. Tap the same square again, or tap the clue, to swap between Across and Down. The arrows next to the clue jump to the next or last clue. Open "All clues" to see the whole list.
When you fill in a whole word and it is right, its squares turn blue and lock. If you fill in a whole word and it is wrong, the game says "Not quite" and marks the wrong letters in red. Fix them and try again.
A clock counts up from the moment you start. Stuck? Press Hint to reveal one letter. Each hint adds 15 seconds to your time. You earn three stars for a clean solve with no wrong words and no hints. Up to three small slips (a hint counts as two) earns two stars. More than that earns one.
Pick Daily for the puzzle of the day, the same one for everyone. Pick Practice and press New Puzzle for another one. There are 54 puzzles. Your best times, solved puzzles and daily streak are saved in this browser. More word games are on the word games page.