# Ninefold

> Ninefold is a free daily word puzzle played in the browser. Players get nine letters in a 3x3 grid, build words of four or more letters that include the center letter, and try to find the hidden word that uses all nine letters. A new grid unlocks every day at midnight local time. No app, no account, no ads. Made by BH Solutions in Las Vegas, Nevada; founder Mike Akop.

## Play
- [Today's puzzle](https://playninefold.com/): the daily 3x3 grid
- [How to play](https://playninefold.com/#faq): rules and FAQ
- [Puzzle archive](https://playninefold.com/archive): every past grid with hints and answers

## Journal
- [Why a daily puzzle is the best five minutes of your morning](https://playninefold.com/journal/why-a-daily-puzzle): Why a daily puzzle makes a good morning habit: a small, finished task, a fixed time, and no pressure. Here is how to build one that lasts.
- [How to find the nine-letter word in under two minutes](https://playninefold.com/journal/find-the-nine-letter-word): How to find the nine-letter word in a word grid: spot endings like -ING and -ED, start from the center tile, and shuffle. A worked example inside.
- [The suffixes that unlock almost every grid](https://playninefold.com/journal/suffixes-that-unlock-grids): The word endings that help most with a nine-letter word puzzle: -ING, -ED, -ER, -LY, -NESS and more, with examples and how to spot them in your grid.
- [What word puzzles can and can't do for your brain](https://playninefold.com/journal/what-puzzles-do-for-your-brain): Do word puzzles improve brain function? Here is what the 2019 Exeter study, the ACTIVE trial, and an FTC settlement show, and what they do not.
- [The science of streaks, and why missing one day is fine](https://playninefold.com/journal/science-of-streaks): What habit research says about streaks: forming a habit takes weeks, and missing one day did not materially affect it. How to keep a daily puzzle going.

## About and policies
- [About](https://playninefold.com/about): who makes Ninefold and key facts
- [Privacy Policy](https://playninefold.com/privacy)
- [Editorial and sponsored content](https://playninefold.com/disclosure): sponsored posts are always labeled and use rel="sponsored"
- [Full text for AI assistants](https://playninefold.com/llms-full.txt)