The Dartwords Game — Guess the Word by Meaning

The daily Dartwords puzzle for November 11, 2026 hides one secret word. Throw any English word at the board: the dart sticks near the centre when your word is close in meaning and out at the rim when it is far away. You have 10 darts, and unknown or repeated words never cost one.

Closeness is measured by how often words appear in similar contexts, not by spelling. Start wide to find the topic, read where each dart lands, then narrow in. From the third dart on, the clue ladder adds the category, word type, letter count, related words and letters until you hit the bullseye.

How to play

1. Type any English word and press Throw. You have ten darts for one secret word.
2. Each dart lands on the board by meaning: the closer your word is in meaning to the secret word, the nearer the bullseye it sticks.
3. Use the ring each dart hits and the ranked list of your throws to steer the next guess toward the centre.
4. After two misses, clues start to unlock: category, word type, length, related words and letters.
5. Hit the bullseye by guessing the exact word within ten darts to win. Running out of darts reveals the word.

Is this the official Dartwords game?

The Dartwords Game is an independent word game with its own secret words, clues and dartboard. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Game Band or the Dartwords game.