Questions and answers
Quick answers about the daily, your scores and the board game.
What is Alphablitz Online?
Alphablitz Online is a free word association word search from Smidgen Games, based on our board game Alphablitz!. Each day you get a 4x4 grid of letters, a hand of letter cards and five category cards. Spell a word that fits each card, as fast as you can.
Is Alphablitz Online like Wordle?
A little, since it’s a free daily word game where everyone gets the same puzzle and you can share your result. But it plays more like Boggle than Wordle. Instead of guessing one hidden word, you swipe through a grid of letters to spell words, and each word has to fit a category card, a bit like the TV game show Pyramid. Think Boggle meets Pyramid, against the clock.
How many of each letter are in the deck?
62 cards in all: 60 letters and 2 wilds.
- 6 E’s
- 5 each of A and T
- 4 each of I, O, R and S
- 3 each of L and N
- 2 each of C, D, M, P and U
- 1 each of B, F, G, H, J, K, Qu, V, W, X, Y and Z
There’s no plain Q, only Qu.
Is Alphablitz Online free?
Yes. It’s free to play in your web browser, with no download and no ads.
Do I need an account?
No. Without an account you get an anonymous player ID, and your daily score still goes on the leaderboard. Sign in with Google or Discord to pick your own name and keep your scores on any device.
When does a new daily come out?
A new grid arrives every day at midnight, your local time. Everyone gets the same grid, hand and category cards.
How is the daily scored?
Each word scores its letter points times its length. Your Blitz score is your points per minute, and the highest Blitz score wins the day. How to play has the details.
Why wasn’t my word accepted?
A word has to fit the category card by association, and the line under each card’s title says what counts. Associations are subjective, and our word lists keep growing. We do our best to cover as many words as we can, but we can’t account for every bit of slang, meaning or association yet.
If you think a word should count, tap Have feedback? at the bottom of the home screen in Alphablitz Online and send it to us. We’ll take a look.
Why do I only have 6 cards in my hand?
Players told us 7 cards was a lot to take in at once, so the hand is 6 cards now, closer to the board game. Most words don’t need more than 6 letters from your hand. We also took a few extra letters out of the deck, so you see fewer vowels and consonants you can’t use.
What are achievement badges?
Badges celebrate what you do in Alphablitz Online, like your first daily, a long daily streak, a big word or a top 3 finish. Games you played before badges arrived count too. See yours on the Rankings screen, and tap any badge to see how to earn it. The daily always counts toward badges; quick play counts when the timer is on, hints are off and every word uses a card from your hand.
Is there a board game?
Yes. Alphablitz! started as a cooperative tabletop game for 3 to 5 players, and it’s coming in mid-2027. See the board game.
Can I play on my phone or computer?
Both. Alphablitz Online runs in any modern web browser. On your phone, add it to your Home Screen to open it like an app.
Can I add Alphablitz Online to my Discord server?
Yes. Add Alphablitz to your Discord server, then type /alphablitz-setup in the channel where you want each new daily posted. It posts every morning at 10 a.m. Eastern. Anyone in the server can type /alphablitz to get today’s daily and the top 3.
Who makes Alphablitz Online?
Smidgen Games, the makers of family tabletop games like CUNO and MRBLS, based just outside Baltimore, Maryland. Visit playsmidgen.com.