TIME Word Flower

Word Flower is a daily word puzzle from TIME where your mission is to create as many words as possible using letters arranged in a flower pattern.

You're given a set of letters arranged in petals around a central letter. That center letter must appear in every word you make. Build words by connecting letters in any order, racking up points as you go.

• The center letter must be used in every word.
• Words must be at least four letters long.
• Connect letters in any order to form valid words.
• Each puzzle has a target score and often includes one especially long "perfect" word.
• A new flower blooms daily with a fresh set of letters.

Why we like it:

• ✅The flower layout makes letter scanning feel less mechanical than a straight list.
• ✅No timer pressure means you can chip away at it between meetings or over lunch.
• ✅Finding that one long word hiding in the petals delivers a genuine dopamine hit.

Hint: Start by hunting for common prefixes and suffixes around that center letter. Once you've grabbed the obvious four and five letter words, the longer combinations start to reveal themselves.