How to play Between

The rules

1. 1

   Try a word

   Enter an English dictionary word and submit it. Words use letters without spaces or punctuation. Invalid words and repeated guesses do not count, so you can explore without using up an attempt.

2. 2

   Follow alphabetical order

   A down arrow (↓) means the answer comes later in the dictionary. An up arrow (↑) means it comes earlier. These are alphabetical clues, rather than clues about meaning or word length.

3. 3

   Close the gap

   Use your closest earlier and later guesses as boundaries for the next word. Guesses stay in alphabetical order, and the alphabet map shows the range you have earned. Boundary letters can still be right.

An example, without today’s answer

Imagine the answer is peach. Guessing mango gives ↓ later; guessing tulip gives ↑ earlier. That leaves a word somewhere between mango and tulip. Peach fits inside that range and solves this example.

When words share a beginning, compare the first letter that differs. For example, car comes before card, and card comes before care. A guess inside your current bounds helps narrow the search further.

Easy, Standard, and Expert

Easy draws from 3,000 possible answers, Standard from 10,000, and Expert from the full word bank. Each level has its own daily word, saved game, and statistics. Everyone playing the same level on the same day gets the same answer.

You can switch levels without losing a draft. There is no timer or guess limit on any level, so choose the word pool you feel like exploring.

Using the dictionary

Browse answers shows words from the selected level’s answer pool. You can narrow the list with a prefix or browse inside your current alphabetical bounds. Choosing a word fills the input; you still decide when to submit it.

Opening Browse answers marks that level’s puzzle as assisted for the day, even if you do not choose a word. Reading the rules does not. Assisted solves still count as completions and streak days.