Free games like Boggle to play online
For a game like Boggle online, try Letter Web in the Letternerd Arcade: drag through touching letters on a 4x4 grid to spell words before the clock runs out, then compare your score with friends on the daily board. For a word race against friends in a room, Word Hive gives everyone the same seven letters and two minutes. Both are free in the browser.
What is Boggle?
Boggle is a classic word game, now made by Hasbro. Letter dice are shaken into a grid, a sand timer is turned over, and everyone writes down the words they can trace through neighbouring letters. When time is up, players compare lists, and words that more than one person found usually do not count. It needs the box, the dice and everyone around one table.
Why people look for games like Boggle
- You do not have the box with you.
- Your friends are in different places.
- You want a quick round on your phone, with a score you can compare.
Letternerd vs Boggle
| Feature | Boggle | Letternerd |
|---|---|---|
| The grid | Letter dice shaken into a grid | Letter Web: a 4x4 grid, the same for everyone that day |
| Making words | Trace through neighbouring letters and write them down | Drag through touching tiles, sideways, up, down or diagonally |
| Playing with others | Around one table | Letter Web is solo with a shared daily board; Word Hive is played together in a room |
| Scoring | Points by word length; shared words are crossed off | Letter Web: longer words and streaks of good words score more. Word Hive: words only you found score again |
| Checking words | Players check each other | Words are checked against a dictionary as you play |
| What you need | The box | A phone or computer with a browser |
Which should you pick?
Pick Boggle if
- You are all at one table and want a game with no screens.
- You enjoy the sound of the dice and arguing over a word together.
Pick Letternerd if
Pick Letternerd if- You want a Boggle-style round on your phone in a couple of minutes.
- You want to compare scores with friends who are somewhere else.
- You want it free, with nothing to set up.
How to play Letter Web
- Open Letter Web. Everyone gets the same 4x4 grid of letters that day.
- Drag through touching tiles to spell a word of three to seven letters, then lift to submit it. You cannot use a tile twice in one word.
- Longer words are worth more, and good words in a row build a streak that multiplies your points. A wrong word or a repeat breaks it.
- When the clock runs out, your score goes on today’s board. Switch it to friends to see how you compare.
A Boggle-style game with friends online
To play live against each other, host a room of Word Hive: seven letters, one in the middle, two minutes, and extra points for words nobody else found, much like crossing off shared words in Boggle. For a letter and a list of categories instead, try Category Clash.
Play games like Boggle
Free in your browser on any phone or computer. Play alone, or share the room code and everyone joins as a guest.
- Word Hive1–12 players · 6 minSeven letters, one in the middle, two minutes. Make more words than anyone else, and find the one that uses them all.
- Category Clash2–10 players · 10 minOne letter, six categories, ninety seconds. Only the answers nobody else thought of score.
In the Arcade
Frequently asked questions
Can you play Boggle online for free?
Letternerd is not Boggle, but [Letter Web](/arcade/letter-web) plays the same way: a grid of letters, a clock, and words you trace through touching tiles. It is free in any browser.
Can you play a Boggle-style game with friends online?
Yes. Letter Web is solo, but you can compare scores with friends on its daily board. To play live together, host a room of [Word Hive](/g/word-hive) and share the code.
Is there a daily Boggle-style puzzle?
Letter Web has a new grid every day, the same for everyone, with a board for today and this week.
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Other comparisons
See all- Word-making puzzle from NYT GamesGames like Spelling BeeWord Hive is a free game like NYT Spelling Bee: seven letters, one in the middle, two minutes. Make more words than your friends, solo or in a room online.
- Party game of categories and a letterGames like ScattergoriesCategory Clash is a free game like Scattergories: one letter, six categories, ninety seconds, and only answers nobody else gave score. Play on your own phones.
- Daily five-letter word puzzleGames like WordleFree games like Wordle you can play with friends: race the same hidden word in a room, try four words at once, or play daily letter games in the Arcade.
- Classic arcade gameGames like SnakeLetter Trail is a free game like Snake with a twist: eat the letters in order to spell the day’s word. Play in your browser and compare scores with friends.
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