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Bookends
Every answer starts with today's first letter and ends with its last: find the longest and shortest word, then try three bonus categories
- Price
- Free
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Features
- Daily, Free, No sign-up
- Categories
- Word puzzles, Daily puzzles
- Link checked
What is Bookends?
Bookends gives you a pair of letters each day, and every answer must start with the first and end with the second. You score for the longest word, the shortest word and your best word from three bonus categories, such as an instrument, an animal or a Star Wars film
A daily leaderboard ranks the scores, there is a practice mode, and a new pair of letters goes live at midnight UK time
How to play Bookends
Enter words that start and end with the day's letters and press Check. Aim for the longest and shortest, and try the bonus categories for extra points
Modes and features
- Daily puzzle
- Practice mode
Bookends alternatives
Looking for games like Bookends? The closest ones in our catalog share its category or its features: Categlorious, Lingo, Looplink, Vennections. Each has its own page with the details
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Bookends: quick answers
What is Bookends?
Every answer starts with today's first letter and ends with its last: find the longest and shortest word, then try three bonus categories
How do you play Bookends?
Enter words that start and end with the day's letters and press Check. Aim for the longest and shortest, and try the bonus categories for extra points
Is Bookends free?
Yes, Bookends is free to play
How often is there a new Bookends puzzle?
Bookends has a new puzzle every day
Where can I play Bookends?
Bookends runs on: Web
What are some games like Bookends?
Try Categlorious, Lingo, Looplink and Vennections. Each one has its own page here with the details
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