We launched our first-ever word game, Word Triad, in April 2024 and discontinued it on July 10, 2025. This article preserves its original gameplay and scoring rules. The objective was to form three five-letter words using seven randomly selected letters. Each word was scored based on the letters used, and the game refreshed with new letters each day.
For a game you can play now, try Word Algebra or Anagram Practice.
In this post
Word Triad Gameplay
Word Triad was updated daily. Every day, a new set of letters was released, which formed the puzzle input.
The puzzle input is made up of seven letters selected at random. Letters may be repeated and will be a mixture of vowels and consonants, making some days more difficult than others.
The aim of the game is to create three words from the current day’s letters, each five characters in length. Each letter is worth a predefined number of points (more on scoring below). Try to maximize your score by using more difficult letters from the puzzle input.
Once players had three words, they could submit their answers. The game checked for mistakes that went against its rules. Some common mistakes included:
- Not filling in all the letters
- Using words not in our word list
- Using letters more than once (this is only permitted if the letter is repeated in the puzzle input)
Finally, when all three words were valid, players were awarded a score for each word to make up their word triad for the day. Players could challenge friends and family to beat their score by sharing their triad on social media.
Letter Scoring In Word Triad
The way words are scored in Word Triad is simple. Each letter is assigned a predetermined number of points based on its difficulty to use. Common letters such as vowels are low scoring, whereas less frequent letters like Q and Z are high scoring.
When playing the game, players could see the points for each character next to the letter, so there was no need to remember each one by heart.
The full breakdown of points is available below:
- 1 point: A, E, I, O, and U
- 3 points: D, G, L, N, R, S, and T
- 5 points: B, C, F, H, M, P, and Y
- 8 points: J, K, V, W, and X
- 12 points: Q and Z
Did you find this article helpful?
