The Spelling Zone

Games about letters, spelling words, vocabulary, and language puzzles.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Papercut Art Gallery-Nature - An artistic puzzle game inspired by paper cutting art. Piece together fragments of paper cutouts to restore the nature-themed artworks in the gallery.
Writer's Rush - Writer's Rush is a writer life simulator where you compete with other authors for the title of the world's greatest writer. Craft articles, books, scripts, and fanfics. Complete publisher contracts, unlock new skills, and level up your literary talents.
Cats Huddled Together 挤在一起的猫猫们 - A puzzle game filled with cats, featuring two gameplay modes. Come and enjoy petting the cats in the game!
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Dec 15, 2023
86% 👍
of 438
HeatStroke - HeatStroke is a simulation game tasking you to transcribe an unhinged short story while driving down a seemingly endless desert road.
RGB Rush - How accurately can you recreate a random colour? Forget using a colour picker, learn to form hex codes in your mind. Impress your crush. Prove your abilities under the clock, blindfolded. Practice today.
Submorse - Chill out in a submarine as you learn Morse code! Submorse is an atmospheric, first-person game that teaches you the international Morse signals.
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Mar 31, 2021
92% 👍
of 200

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Wordle 3 - Wordle 3 is the ultimate word game with more challenges, power-ups, and levels than ever before. Improve your vocabulary and spelling skills while having fun with an addictive and educational word puzzle adventure.
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Oct 6, 2020
73% 👍
of 766
Wordle - Wordle is a fun word puzzle game where you guess a hidden word within a few tries. Each guess gives clues about letter placement. Enjoy daily challenges, sharpen your skills, and track your progress in this simple and engaging game.
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Apr 12, 2021
77% 👍
of 1.4k

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Mini Words - minimalist puzzle - 721 words. That is enough to cover 90% of conversations in English. Unscramble those words in Mini Words - a unique mix of puzzle, word search and hangman.
Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered - The grim reapers Grimm and Rose need your help to defeat a legion of monsters, ghosts, and evil bunnies using the power of words! Letter Quest Remastered is the remake of the Bacon Bandits' first game, now with an endless mode, new soundtrack, and fully animated monsters!
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Aug 5, 2015
91% 👍
of 562
Words for Evil - Words for Evil is a fast paced word game combined with a fantasy RPG. It features everything you expect from an RPG, including combat, hero progression, loot and more, all built on top of word game mechanics.
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Dec 11, 2014
80% 👍
of 476
Draw & Guess - An online party game of drawing and guessing for up to 16 players with a variety of modes. Bring out the best (or worst) of your drawing and guessing skills!
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Mar 12, 2021
76% 👍
of 376
Typefighters (Steam Edition) - Typefighters is a competitive multiplayer game where two players battle each other using their typing skills. Its variety of modes does not only emphasise typing speed and correctness, but also other skills like reaction time, sustained attention, creativity, tactics and anticipating the opponents moves.