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Long Story Short
Choose five words from a longer sentence and put them in order, using position feedback to find the intended headline in five tries
- Price
- Free, paid extras. Daily puzzle is free; Hard requires a subscription and sign-in
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Features
- Daily, Free, No sign-up, Archive
- Categories
- Word puzzles
- Link checked
What is Long Story Short?
Long Story Short asks you to preserve the meaning of a sentence using exactly five of its own words. Each submitted headline tells you which words are correctly placed, misplaced or not part of the answer
The daily puzzle is free and changes at midnight, with an archive available. A paid Hard subscription adds a second, longer story with three tries and a 90-second timer
How to play Long Story Short
Tap five words from the sentence and arrange them into a headline. Use the feedback to revise it within five guesses
Modes and features
- Free daily puzzle
- Archive
- Paid Hard puzzle: three tries, 90 seconds
Long Story Short alternatives
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Long Story Short: quick answers
What is Long Story Short?
Choose five words from a longer sentence and put them in order, using position feedback to find the intended headline in five tries
How do you play Long Story Short?
Tap five words from the sentence and arrange them into a headline. Use the feedback to revise it within five guesses
Is Long Story Short free?
Long Story Short is free to play in part, with paid extras. Daily puzzle is free; Hard requires a subscription and sign-in
How often is there a new Long Story Short puzzle?
Long Story Short has a new puzzle every day
Where can I play Long Story Short?
Long Story Short runs on: Web
What are some games like Long Story Short?
Try Smartle, Categlorious, Chainle and CHN LNK. Each one has its own page here with the details
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