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Letter Lagoon
Twelve letters bob on buoys around a turquoise lagoon, three on each side. Spell words by hopping from side to side, and each new word starts with the last letter of the one before. Turn every letter gold to solve the puzzle, and do it in par or fewer words for big bonus points. There are 72 lagoons, from breezy warm-ups to tricky ones with J, Q and Z. Pick Beginner for easy letters and extra words, Intermediate for the full run, or Advanced for the trickiest lagoons with 4-letter-minimum words and double points.
- Word
- 72 puzzles
- Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
- Phone, tablet and computer
- Saves your best score and progress
How to play
- Tap letters around the lagoon to spell a word. Each next letter must come from a different side.
- Press Enter to play the word. Your next word starts with its last letter.
- Letters can be used again. Used letters turn gold.
- Turn all 12 letters gold to solve the lagoon. Try to do it in the par number of words.
- Beginner: easy letters, 7 words per lagoon and 4 hints. Intermediate: all 72 lagoons, 6 words, points ×1.5. Advanced: tricky letters, 4+ letter words only, 5 words, points ×2.
- You have 3 shell lives. Running out of words or skipping costs a shell.
- Each difficulty saves its own progress and best score. Change it from the start screen, the ? card or the game-over card.
Controls
- Computer: click or drag across letters, or type them on the keyboard. Enter plays the word and Backspace deletes a letter.
- Phone or tablet: tap letters or slide your finger from letter to letter, then tap Enter.
- Hint shows the next letter of a good solution. Restart clears your words for this lagoon.
- The sound button turns the sound effects and waves on or off.
Tips
- Long words that use letters from all four sides get you there fastest.
- Think about the last letter: a word ending in a common letter like S, E or T gives you more choices next.
- Deleting the first letter of a word takes back your previous word, so you can try another path.
- Save hints for the hard lagoons. You earn a new hint shell every three puzzles you solve.
- Under par pays the most: each word you save is worth 150 bonus points.
