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Word Lantern: Endless Guess

Light hidden five-letter words with Beacon, Ember, and Dusk clues. Play Classic Endless trails or Crazy Chain Lantern, a deterministic three-stage run with linked letters and enforced clue constraints.

How to play

Guess the hidden five-letter word in up to six accepted guesses. Beacon marks a correct letter in the correct position, Ember marks a letter that belongs elsewhere, and Dusk means no unused copy of that letter remains. Classic starts a fresh endless round; Crazy Chain Lantern links three stages and requires each later stage to use the final letter carried from the previous answer.

Controls

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Tips for this game

  • Read duplicate-letter feedback carefully: the game evaluates exact matches first, then consumes only the remaining copies for Ember clues.
  • In Crazy mode, the incoming chain letter is mandatory in every accepted guess after stage one, and revealed clue constraints become mandatory after the first accepted guess of each stage.
  • A short, unknown, chain-breaking, or clue-breaking entry is rejected without consuming one of the six accepted guesses.

Common questions

Is Word Lantern a once-per-day puzzle?

No. Classic is an endless sequence of five-letter rounds, while Crazy is a deterministic three-stage chain run.

Does sharing reveal the answer?

The share output is designed to show clue symbols and run progress without including the hidden answer.