Pick a theme · Fill the grid

A fresh crossword every time, built from a real dictionary that rides along inside the app — so every clue is an honest definition and nothing ever phones home. Pick a theme, work the grid, and beat your best time. A dozen themed collections to start, endless puzzles in each, three sizes from a quick Mini to a sink-in Grande. No ads, no accounts, and it plays fully offline.

FREE· LIMITED BETA

APK install: enable "Unknown Sources" in your Android settings.
Unlock everything for $5 — free while it's in beta.
CROSSWORDS

SCREENSHOTS

Straight from the beta

Beta screenshots coming soon.

HOW IT PLAYS

One more puzzle

PICK A THEME

A dozen collections — Animals, Space, Food, Music, Nature and more — each an endless well of fresh, generated puzzles. Never the same grid twice.

REAL CLUES, NO AI

Every clue comes from a real dictionary bundled inside the game. Honest definitions, no faked hints, no cloud — and if a word has no clean definition, it's dropped, never faked.

WORKS OFFLINE

The whole dictionary installs with the app. Solve on a plane, in a basement, anywhere — nothing to download after install, nothing to keep updated.

BEAT YOUR BEST

Daily challenge, streaks, completion times, badges and collection progress. Watch your solved count climb and your times drop.

STUCK? PEEK

Check your answers, reveal a single letter, or open a word when you're truly boxed in. Your puzzle, your pace — no penalties.

THREE SIZES

Mini for a coffee break, Classic for the commute, Grande when you want to disappear into it. Same clean board, your call.

COLLECTIONS

Free to play · a dozen themes to start · endless puzzles in each

Animals
Creatures great and small
Space
Planets, stars & the cosmos
Food & Drink
Kitchen to table
Music
Notes, gear & genres
Nature
Plants, weather & the wild
The Body
Head to toe
Geography
Places on the map
Science
Lab to laws of nature
Sports
Games & the gear
… and more
New collections added over time
Published by IDLE HANDS  ·  CROSSWORDS — a free limited beta