Sift: English Word Puzzle

One puzzle a day. 16 words, 4 hidden categories. Every group you solve reveals what those words mean — deduction, not flashcards.

Tired of grinding vocabulary flashcards?

Sift gives you 16 words hiding 4 categories. Your job is to work out which words belong together — but you are never told what the categories are. Finding them is the puzzle.

Solve a group and those four words appear above the board with what they mean. You don't memorise the word. You learn it because you found it — and when a word has two meanings, you find out exactly which one tricked you.

DAILY PUZZLE Everyone in the world gets the same puzzle each day. Solve it, keep your streak, and share your result as an emoji grid that gives away nothing.

TRAPS Is MARCH a month or a way to move? Is DUCK a bird or something you do? Is PALM part of your hand or a tree? When one word fits two categories, you have to think.

WHAT'S INSIDE • 2900+ English words, each with a short definition • 188 categories: everyday life, nature, science, prefixes, suffixes • 200 levels of progression plus a fresh daily puzzle • "ONE AWAY" — tells you when 3 of your 4 are right • Hint, Remove and Skip power-ups when you're stuck • No internet required, no account needed

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