How to play Layers Game

4 MINI PUZZLES
       ↓
FIND THE CONNECTIONS
       ↓
CRACK THE FINAL LAYER

● Layer 1 — Mini Puzzles

Four short puzzles, one of each kind. Solve them in any order — tap the tabs to switch. Guesses are free, but you'll want to save hints for later.

Clue Stack

You start with one vague clue. Each wrong guess (or a tap on Next clue) adds a sharper one.

1  It can be bright
2  You see it in the sky
3  It appears after rain

→ RAINBOW

Missing Link

Find the single word that completes every phrase.

SNOW ___
___ ROOM

→ BALL

Word Shift

Change exactly one letter per step. Each step has a clue, and the last word is your answer.

COLD
↓ A thin rope          CORD
↓ Birthday ___         CARD
↓ Hospital section     WARD
↓ Not quite hot        WARM

Letter Path

Tap touching letters — sideways, up, down or diagonally — to spell the answer. Each letter can be used once. You can also type the letters.

S T A
R E M
O N P

◆ Layer 2 — Connections

Sixteen words hide four groups of four. Select four words and submit. When you find a group it folds down and shows its category — one of the fourlayers found.

• Your four Layer 1 answers are on the board, marked ●.
• They're never spread one per group. Some groups hold two of them, some none — so the structure won't solve the board for you.
• “One away…” means three of your four words belong together.
• You have 5 mistakes. Run out and the remaining groups are revealed, and you move on to the final layer anyway.

★ The Final Layer

Each group has one key word, marked ★. The final layer asks one question about your four keys. You have 3 attempts.

The kind of question changes from day to day:

• Common Link — one word joins all four keys (INCH, EARTH, SILK, HOOK → WORM).
• Before & After — a word follows two keys and comes before the other two.
• Hidden Theme — the keys secretly share an identity.
• First Letters — the keys' first letters rearrange into the answer.
• Order Puzzle — put the keys in the right order: smallest to largest, earliest to latest.
• Final Riddle — a short riddle built from the keys.

Hints

Every layer has three levels of help: a general direction, a more specific clue, then a partial reveal. In Layer 2 the second hint highlights two words that belong together, and the third reveals the group. You can always reveal an answer to keep going — the puzzle never locks you out.

Results and sharing

When you finish you'll see your time, mistakes and hints, and a spoiler-free result you can share:

Layers Game #128

Layer 1  🟩🟩🟩🟩
Layer 2  🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final    ⭐

⏱ 4:32
💡 0
🔥 8

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🟩 solved on your own · 🟨 solved with a hint · ⬜ revealed · ⭐ final cracked · ✨ cracked with a hint.

Daily reset and streaks

A new puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own time zone. Your streak grows each day you finish that day's puzzle. Games from thearchive and Unlimited are just for fun and don't change your streak. Progress and stats are saved in your browser — no account needed.