Linked

Linked is a daily word puzzle from Time.com where your mission is to connect two seemingly unrelated words through a chain of associations in as few steps as possible.

You're given a starting word and a target word. Your job is to build a bridge between them by finding words that link one concept to the next. Each word in your chain must have a clear connection to the one before it.

• You start with a beginning word and an ending word.
• Type intermediate words that connect them through logical associations.
• Each link should have a clear relationship to the previous word.
• The goal is to complete the chain in the fewest steps possible.
• A new pair of words drops every day.

Why we like it:

• ✅Trains your brain to spot unexpected connections between ideas.
• ✅No time pressure means you can think creatively without stress.
• ✅Every solution path is personal, making it endlessly replayable even when discussing with friends.

Hint: Don't overthink the first link. Sometimes the most obvious association opens up the cleanest path to your target word.