Frequently Asked Questions

Zabble is a free daily word puzzle game where you connect adjacent letter tiles to form words. Everyone gets the same puzzle each day, so you can compete with friends and players worldwide on the global leaderboard.

To play, connect adjacent tiles (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) to spell words. Words must be at least 4 letters long. Each tile can only be used once per word. Tap or click tiles in sequence to form your word, then submit it. Find as many words as possible to maximize your score!

Yes! Zabble is completely free to play. You can enjoy the daily puzzle, unlimited practice mode, and all features without any cost. Creating an account is optional but lets you save progress across devices and compete on leaderboards.

No account is required to play Zabble. You can enjoy puzzles immediately. However, creating a free account (via Google sign-in) enables cloud sync, leaderboard participation, achievement tracking, and progress saving across devices.

All words must be at least 4 letters long. Shorter words are not accepted. This keeps the game challenging and rewards finding longer, higher-scoring words.

Longer words earn more points: 4-letter words earn 1 point per letter (4 pts), 5-letter words earn 2 points per letter (10 pts), and so on. Words with 8+ letters receive bonus multipliers. There's no time pressure, so focus on finding as many words as possible.

Zabble offers three modes: Daily Puzzle (same puzzle for everyone each day with leaderboard competition), Unlimited (random puzzles for practice, play as many as you like), and Archive (access past daily puzzles you may have missed).

Zabble uses a curated dictionary of over 81,000 English words sourced from Wordnik's trusted open-source dataset. All words are validated for quality and appropriateness.

Words may be rejected if they're not in our dictionary, are shorter than 4 letters, contain tiles that aren't adjacent, or use a tile more than once in the same word. Proper nouns, abbreviations, and some obscure words may not be included.

Your streak counts consecutive days of completing the daily puzzle. Play the daily puzzle each day to maintain your streak. Your current streak is displayed in the game interface. Sign in to sync your streak across devices.

If you're signed in, yes! Your progress automatically syncs to the cloud, so you can start on your phone and continue on your computer. Without an account, progress is saved locally to your browser.

Complete the daily puzzle to automatically submit your score to the global leaderboard. Rankings are based on total points scored. Sign in to track your rank and compare with other players.

Badges are rewards for reaching milestones and exceptional performance. Earn badges for things like maintaining long streaks, finding rare words, achieving high scores, and completing challenges. View your badges in your profile.

The daily puzzle requires an internet connection to load. Once loaded, you can play without constant connectivity. Unlimited mode puzzles are generated on-device and work offline after the initial load.

Zabble works on all modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. For the best experience, use the latest version of your preferred browser. The game is fully responsive and works on phones, tablets, and desktops.