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Color Trails friend challenge

The same board. Your own little aha. Shared scores are self-reported, not a verified leaderboard.

Color Trails

A little wandering. A lot of connections.

Daily letter trails

Stirring things up

A drawer full of helpful hands

0 / 6 words foundFind the gold spanning theme
Tap letters or drag a trail

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How to follow a trail

Find words related to the clue. Tap neighboring letters, or drag across them, then submit. Letters may connect horizontally, vertically or diagonally and the path can bend. You cannot reuse a cell within a word, and found words do not share cells. Tap the last selected letter again to submit; Undo removes one letter.

Every letter belongs to a theme word. One special word or phrase describes the whole set: its gold trail touches opposite edges of the board. You can find this spanning theme word at any point. If repeated letters offer another spelling route, it is accepted when the remaining words can still cover the board.

Theme hint explains the connection. Trail hint first marks a starting cell, then reveals one word's full path on a second press. Hints mark the score as assisted. Practice is untimed and begins with the theme hint. Daily resets at midnight New York time; Unlimited lets you choose a theme and level.

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Every trail found.

One puzzle, two different paths to the answer

The link identifies a board in our original library. Complete the game and compare the result text with your friend. Hints and reveals are marked as assistance, and the challenge record is separate from your Daily game.

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