COMPLETE PLAYER GUIDE
How to play Letter Wheel
Trace the wheel letters in spelling order to discover every masked target word in the round.
Game goal
Trace the wheel letters in spelling order to discover every masked target word in the round.
Learning focus: Word construction and spelling. Completed answers feed the shared Word Factory learning-progress and weak-word system.
Step-by-step instructions
- Use the masked slots to estimate a target's length.
- Press the first wheel letter and drag across the remaining letters in order.
- Release to submit; a target match is revealed and checked off.
- Shuffle rearranges the wheel. Hint · 50 reveals a middle letter in one unfinished target.
Winning, mistakes and rating
Complete the level
Discover every target. There is no timer or life counter, and each tile can be selected once during a single trace.
Mistakes and failure
An unknown non-target submission counts as a miss. A valid bank word outside the list is a bonus word and adds one coin.
Score and stars
Each target awards 100 points. No invalid submissions earns three stars; completing after any invalid submission earns two. Bonus words add coins, not score.
How the 1,000 levels become harder
Levels 1–1,000 are mapped across 30 gradual difficulty stages. Individual word length and vocabulary difficulty also follow the current level.
| Level range | What changes |
|---|---|
| Levels 1–100 | Four wheel letters and one or two targets; the first stage reveals each opening letter. |
| Levels 101–500 | The list grows toward four words and the wheel expands to five letters. |
| Levels 501–800 | Five-letter wheels support longer combinations and more targets. |
| Levels 801–1,000 | Six letters and up to five target words create the largest search space. |
Controls and device support
- Mouse or touch: press a tile, trace unused tiles and release.
- Shuffle and Hint are tap controls.
- Esc pauses on a hardware keyboard.
New-player tips
- Begin with the shortest masked target.
- Look for familiar beginnings and endings.
- Shuffle when a pattern is hard to see.
- Try plausible extra words to earn bonus coins.
Letter Wheel FAQ
Can I use one tile twice in a trace?
No. Each wheel position can be selected once per submitted trace.
What happens to a real word not listed?
If it is in the game bank, it adds one bonus coin.
Does Shuffle change the answers?
No. It changes only the letter positions.