Yarn Words
Spelled in yarn.
A cozy daily word puzzle you play with actual yarn — trace one thread through the letters, unwind the hidden phrase, then weave your winnings.
Free to start · 50 puzzles + a new one every day · no account needed
Eighteen seconds, start to finish — trace, solve, weave.
How it goes
One thread, one phrase, then the good part.
1 Trace
Pull the thread
Every puzzle is a little tangle of letters. Drag one continuous strand of yarn through them, stitch by stitch.
2 Unwind
Read the clue
The title is your only hint — wry, sideways, occasionally a groan. Land the hidden phrase and the yarn is yours.
3 Weave
Make something
Spend your stash in the Loom — a sweater, a landscape, a cat, a whole galaxy. No grid, no rules.
A look inside
Real woven yarn, down to the fibre.
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Cozy on purpose
The quiet corner of your home screen.
- No ads. None. Not a banner, not a video, not ever.
- No nagging. No countdown timers, no streaks built to guilt you back.
- Frog it freely. Rip back and re-trace any time — that's half the fun.
- 262 hand-tangled puzzles. From quick warm-ups to long weekend yarns. Fifty are free, plus a new bonus puzzle spotlighted free every day — unlock the whole collection whenever you like.
Who makes it
A tiny independent studio.
Yarn Words is made by IdleBit LLC, and built for knitters, crocheters, and anyone who finds a full stash deeply satisfying. Every skein, every woven picture, is hand-rendered to look and feel like the real thing.
Questions, ideas, or a puzzle you'd love to see? We read every email: support@yarnwords.com.
Cast on.
Free to start, on your phone or right in the browser.