Tides is a daily word puzzle shaped like a crossword.
Every puzzle has a five-letter tide line, crossed by five words that run through it, and a title that clues the tide line. Guess any word in any order: each guess shows which letters are in the right spot, which are in the word, and which aren’t. A correct letter locks into the word that crosses it, and getting a crossing letter right earns bonus guesses.
Play a new puzzle every day, the same for everyone, or any past puzzle from the archive.
Choose Normal, Hard or Extreme, where you race the clock. Win Extreme, or guess right the first time, for rare purple stars.
Earn up to three gold stars a puzzle, keep a daily streak, and spend a purple star to save it if you miss a day.
See your streak and stars on a month calendar, and share your board or your month as a picture.
Pick from seven tile color themes, each tested for contrast and color blindness, in light or dark mode.
Turn on a daily reminder, and add a widget that reveals one letter of today’s puzzle.
Your progress syncs with iCloud, so it’s the same on your iPhone and iPad.