Chainle, Expandagram, and Purr Grid are listed in the DLE Directory. Choose Chainle if you like open word associations. Choose Expandagram if you want a hard stop at 60 seconds. Choose Purr Grid if you would rather place pieces than type.
Chainle scores how well one word fits every clue
Chainle posts five shared rounds. Three of them are two-word bridges: type a word that belongs with both clues. One round uses three clues, and one asks for the word nearest in meaning to a single clue. You get one guess a round. There is no single listed answer. The score, up to 1000 points, depends on how close your word is to every clue at once, so a word that fits only one side barely counts.
Unlimited play and an archive sit beside the daily. The day’s puzzle does not require a sign-in.
Choose Chainle if you want a word game where a reasonable association can still score, and the skill is finding a link that serves every clue.
Expandagram keeps the letters in order
Expandagram gives everyone the same letter gram for the date. You expand those letters into words, and the letters have to stay in their original order. The daily lasts 60 seconds. Longer words score more, and each word can be entered once. Free Play deals unlimited new grams after, or instead of, the dated one.
Choose Expandagram if you want the shortest session of the three and like anagrams that are really about order, not a free reshuffle.
Purr Grid places one cat in every row, column, and region
Purr Grid, from SailToWorld, is a shared placement board. One cat belongs in each row, each column, and each numbered region. Cats cannot touch, even on a diagonal. Marks record squares you have ruled out. The board changes at midnight UTC, and finishing it adds a day to a streak kept in the browser. Practice levels use the same rules at other sizes.
Choose Purr Grid if you want a quiet deduction with a full board as the finish line, rather than a typed word or a countdown.
Which should I try first?
Start with Expandagram if you only have a minute. Start with Chainle if five short associations sound better than a grid. Start with Purr Grid if you like ruling squares out until each region has exactly one cat.
Played together, they do not overlap much. Meaning, letter order, and non-touching placement are three different kinds of attention.
FAQ
Are these updated daily?
Yes. Chainle posts one shared five-round puzzle. Expandagram posts one Dailygram. Purr Grid replaces its board at midnight UTC.
Do they require an account?
No. Chainle and Expandagram play in the browser. Purr Grid keeps progress and the streak on the device.
How long do they take?
Expandagram is capped at 60 seconds. Chainle is five single guesses, so it usually stays short. Purr Grid runs longer when the regions need several deductions.
Does Chainle have one right answer?
No. You can submit any word. A guess scores by how close it is to all of the clues together, up to 1000 points for the strongest link.
Conclusion
If you want associations scored by closeness, start with Chainle. If you want a minute of ordered letters, start with Expandagram. If you want one cat in every row, column, and region, start with Purr Grid. The next day changes the clues, the gram, and the regions. It does not change which of those three skills you came for.