Classic scanword puzzles for Android
Read the clue,fill in the answer.
Real scanwords with arrows and crossing letters, just like in the paper. The clues sit right in the grid cells, an arrow shows where the answer starts, and every word you solve gives you letters of its neighbours.
- Works offline
- No timer
- From 5×5 to 9×9
- 100
- levels
- 20
- chapters
- 60
- daily scanwords
- 10
- languages
+38
- scanword
- arrow word
- crossword
- clues in the cells
- shared letters
- three stars
- daily scanword
- offline
See the game in action
Typing answers, a solved scanword with three stars, the big grid, Check finding a mistake, the Daily Scanword and the chapter map in one clip.
A scanword like in the paper, in your pocket
The first grids are small and the words are easy. Then the grid grows to 9×9, the clues get trickier and every solved word helps with the next one.
Tap a clue
Tap a cell with a clue and the arrow shows where the answer goes. Type it on the keyboard: the letters land in the right cells by themselves.
Shared letters
A dense grid where words cross. Every answer you find opens letters of its neighbours, so one good guess leads to the next.
Letter
Stuck on a word? Open one letter of it. The first one is free.
Word
Open a whole word at once, for coins or for a short ad.
Check
Not sure about an answer? Check highlights the wrong letters on the grid so you can fix them yourself.
Daily Scanword
A big 9×9 grid every day and a win streak that grows as you come back. The longer the streak, the bigger the reward.
Quests, rewards, themes
Three daily quests with coins for each, daily gifts, achievements and 5 colour themes for the game.
Free, with an option to remove ads
Every level is free and works offline, with no timer. The game contains ads; a one-time purchase removes them.
How to play Scanword
Read the clue, follow the arrow, type the word. The crossing letters help.
- 1
Tap a clue
Tap a cell with a clue. The arrow in it shows the direction of the answer, and the answer cells light up.
- 2
Type the answer
Type the word on the keyboard. The letters fill the highlighted cells one by one.
- 3
Use the shared letters
A solved word gives letters to the words that cross it. Fill every answer to clear the grid, with no hints for three stars.
The grid grows with you
The first levels are small 5×5 grids with easy words. Every few chapters the grid gets bigger and the scanword gets denser.
- 1grid 5×5
- 11grid 6×6
- 31grid 7×7
- 61grid 8×8
- 91grid 9×9
- 100levels in all
20 chapters of 5 levels each, plus 60 daily scanwords on a big 9×9 grid.
Every clue sits in its own cell, and the arrow next to it shows where the answer starts and which way it runs. Tap the clue and type the word.
Inside the game
Real screenshots: the scanword grid, the big 9×9 grid, the hints, the win screen, the Daily Scanword, daily quests, the chapter map and the menu.
Frequently asked questions
The short answers to what people usually ask about the game.
A scanword (also called an arrow word) is a crossword where the clues are written right in the grid cells instead of in a list. An arrow next to each clue shows where its answer goes, and the answers cross and share letters.
Tap a cell with a clue: the cells of its answer light up. Type the word on the keyboard below the grid and the letters fill those cells one by one. Tap a different clue to switch words.
The arrow shows where the answer starts and which way it runs: to the right or down. One clue cell can hold two clues, each with its own arrow.
Letter opens one letter of the chosen word and costs 25 coins; the first one is free. Word opens a whole word for 60 coins or for a short ad. Check highlights the wrong letters for 15 coins. Coins are earned by solving levels, quests and daily gifts.
Solve the scanword without any hints. One hint costs a star, and more than two hints cost another.
100 levels in 20 chapters, with grids from 5×5 to 9×9, plus 60 daily scanwords on a big grid.
No. Every level and the Daily Scanword work offline, and there is no timer: play at your own pace on a flight, on the subway or on the road.
Yes. It contains ads: a banner under the grid and a full-screen ad between some levels. A one-time "No ads" purchase removes them. Coins are earned in the game; you can also buy coin packs if you like.
The game has 10 languages, each with its own scanwords: English, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish and Turkish.