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In this guide

• How to play
• The five levels
• Scoring and the combo
• 6 tips that find more words
• The Daily Challenge
• Anagram Rush FAQ
• Final verdict

How to play Anagram Rush

The idea is simple. The skill is spotting word patterns inside a pile of letters, fast.

1. Press Play. A set of letter tiles appears, shuffled from one base word. The clock starts at once.
2. Build a word of three or more letters by tapping tiles, or by typing on a keyboard. Press Enter to hand it in. Tap your word, or press backspace, to take the last letter back.
3. A real hidden word joins your found list and pays points. A word that is not on the list just shakes the board. There is no score penalty for a wrong try, so keep guessing.
4. Find the full base word and you earn a 100 point bonus plus 5 extra seconds. Find every hidden word and the round ends early with a time bonus of 2 points for each second left.
5. Stuck? You get 3 shuffles and 2 hints each round. A shuffle mixes the free tiles into a new order. A hint names the first letter and the length of the shortest word you have not found yet, and costs 25 points.
6. Each level has two rounds. Find enough words across both rounds to pass the level target and move on. Pass all five levels to beat the game.

Controls for phone and PC

Action	Phone / tablet	PC / laptop
Pick a letter	Tap the tile	Click the tile, or press the letter key
Hand in a word	Tap the Enter button	Click Enter, or press the Enter key
Take a letter back	Tap your word	Press Backspace, or click your word
Clear the whole word	Tap the Clear button	Click the Clear button
Shuffle or take a hint	Tap the Shuffle or Hint button	Click the Shuffle or Hint button
Sound on or off	Tap the speaker button	Click the speaker button

The five levels

Every run climbs the same ladder. Early levels use short letter sets and a kind clock. Later levels hand you eight letters at once, which means far more words hide on the board, and the target grows with them.

Level	Letters	Time per round	Rounds	Words needed to pass
1	5	60 seconds	2	6
2	6	75 seconds	2	8
3	7	90 seconds	2	10
4	8	105 seconds	2	12
5	8	90 seconds	2	14

The game holds 55 base words and a bank of 784 real English words. A base word never repeats inside one run, so a long run keeps showing you fresh letters. Passing a level also pays a bonus of 25 points times the level number, and clearing level 5 adds a 500 point champion bonus on top.

Scoring and the combo

Every word pays its letter count times 10, times your combo multiplier. The combo is the heart of the game. Find a word within 4 seconds of your last find and the multiplier climbs: ×2, ×3, ×4, up to ×5. Let more than 4 seconds pass and it drops back to ×1. A five letter word at ×5 pays 250 points, so fast chains are worth far more than slow single finds. The full base word adds a flat 100 point bonus and 5 seconds on the clock. Hints are the only thing that costs points: 25 each, and your score never falls below zero.

6 tips that find more words

The Daily Challenge and your record

Press Daily Challenge for one round built from a seven letter set picked by the date. Every player gets the same letters on the same day, so it is a fair test of pure word skill. Your best daily score for the day saves next to your best run score. All records live in your own browser: runs played, runs won, the highest level you have beaten, and your best scores. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no account to make.

Is Anagram Rush free and safe to play?

Yes. The game is free, runs fully inside this page, asks for no name, no email and no account, and installs nothing. Anagram Rush is an original game made by GameOLL. Every word in its bank is a real, common English word, checked letter by letter against the letters on the board.

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Anagram Rush FAQ

Is Anagram Rush free to play?

Yes. Anagram Rush is 100% free. You play it right on this page, in your browser. There is no download, no sign-up and no payment.

How does the combo multiplier work?

Find a word within 4 seconds of your last find and the multiplier climbs by one, up to ×5. Every word pays its letter count times 10, times the multiplier. If more than 4 seconds pass between finds, the multiplier drops back to ×1.

What words count in Anagram Rush?

Only the words hidden in the current letter set count. Each set comes from one base word, and the game bank holds 784 common English words of three letters or more. Every hidden word can be built from the letters on the board, letter for letter.

How do the five levels work?

Level 1 uses five letters and 60 seconds a round. Each level adds letters, time and a higher word target, up to level 5 with eight letters, 90 seconds and 14 words needed. Each level has two rounds, and your words from both rounds count toward the target.

What is the Daily Challenge?

One round a day, built from a seven letter set picked by the date. Every player gets the same letters that day. Your best score for the day is saved, and a fresh set arrives tomorrow.

Can I play Anagram Rush on my phone?

Yes. The board is built for touch screens in portrait. Tap the letter tiles to build words, or use a keyboard on a laptop or desktop PC. Your best scores and records save in your browser on any device.

Last updated: November 5, 2026. Anagram Rush v1.0 — the first release of our original anagram game, with five levels, a combo multiplier up to ×5, shuffles, hints and a daily challenge. An original GameOLL browser game. Found a bug? Tell us in the comments and we will fix it in the next version.