Alpha Ascent

A daily word puzzle where you climb from 3 letters to 7, one letter at a time, to reach the Skyline. Easy to learn, deviously hard to master, particularly the Advanced level.

Think you know words? Prove it.

Alpha Ascent is a daily word-building puzzle that starts simple and gets ruthless fast. You begin with a 3-letter word and climb your way to 7 letters — but here's the catch: each new word must contain all the letters from the previous one, plus exactly one more. Rearrange freely, but choose wisely. One wrong path and you're stuck on a ledge with nowhere to go.

How It Works

🪨 Start with a 3-letter word (given to you daily) 🧗 Add one letter and rearrange to form a new, longer word 🏔️ Reach 7 letters to hit the Skyline and claim victory

Sounds easy? Try going from OWL → ? → ? → ? → ? with only real dictionary words. That's the Advanced difficulty, and it will humble you.

Two Difficulty Modes

Beginner — Common starter words with plenty of branching paths. Great for warming up or getting hooked.

Advanced — Trickier starting letters (J, X, Z, K...), fewer valid paths, and a 1.5x score multiplier for those who survive. This is where word nerds come to be tested.

Features

• New puzzle every day — Same starting word for everyone, compare scores with friends
• Branching path indicator — See how many valid options you have left (green = wide open, red = danger zone)
• Streak tracking — Keep your daily streak alive
• No downloads, no accounts — Just open and play
• Score sharing — Flex your Skyline runs without spoiling the puzzle for others
• Restart penalty system — Stuck? You can restart, but it costs you time on your score

Who Is This For?

If you love Wordle but wish it made you think harder, this is your game. If you're the person who plays Scrabble competitively, does the NYT crossword in pen, or argues about whether "qi" is a real word  - welcome home.

The Beginner mode is a satisfying daily brain-teaser. The Advanced mode is a genuine challenge that will have you staring at five letters wondering how you painted yourself into this corner.

Climb smart. Reach the Skyline. Come back tomorrow and do it again.