Target

Name: Target
Rating: 3.4444444 (613 reviews)
Author: Ben Buxton

By: Ben Buxton Game

The classic anagram word puzzle, as seen in daily newspapers worldwide.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

50,081

Data as of 2026-10-19

Rating:

3.44

(613)

Version:

1.59b

Last updated: 2018-06-20

Ranking

#304,687 ▼ 854

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Target is the classic anagram word puzzle featured in daily newspapers worldwide. From a 9-letter grid, your goal is to find words of 4 letters or more, each containing the middle letter of the grid. Among your finds is at least one elusive nine-letter word, providing a fun and challenging experience for puzzle enthusiasts.

This Chrome extension supports both UK and US English dictionaries to accommodate players from different regions. Licensed under the GPL, the project is open source, with its code available on GitHub. Enjoy sharpening your vocabulary and word skills with Target, right in your browser!

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.59b Last updated: 2018-06-20

Creation date:

2018-06-20

Publisher country:

Email:

bb*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/buxtronix/target DR 97

Privacy policy:

https://us.cactii.net/~bb/target-privacy.txt

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-19

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Developed by:: Ben Buxton
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.cactii.target
Email:: bb*****@gmail.com
Website:: https://github.com/buxtronix/target

User Reviews

Reviewers generally like Target for its clean, ad-free classic gameplay. The most frequent complaint is the inconsistent dictionary, including rejected valid words and accepted unexpected ones. Several users also report freezes or unresponsive controls that require restarting the app.

Pros

Ad-free experience, appreciated by multiple reviewers.
Clean, simple take on the classic word puzzle, without unnecessary extras.
Enjoyable and addictive; several reviewers use it for relaxing or passing time.

Cons

The dictionary is often inconsistent or incomplete: valid common words may be rejected, while unexpected words or word forms are accepted.
Some reviewers report freezes or unresponsive controls, sometimes requiring them to exit, reset, or reinstall the app.
The word list can include obscure or offensive terms, and some reviewers report mixed UK and US spellings.

Recent reviews

I see this hasn't been updated in a while, but I'll post feedback just in case. the options (...) stops responding and the app has to be reset to fix it. Dictionary isn't great, but a lot of word games are weird like that. edit: removed a star after noticing the dev's other app has updates long after this one.

To***** 2026-06-10

This has been my favourite for years. Like newspaper version. However every now and then it seizes up and i uninstall and reinstall trying to fix. Great game and can be offline