How to play the Tamil word game

One Tamil word. A little curiosity. A fresh start each day.

1. Start with four letters

   You have six tries to find today’s Tamil word. Type one Tamil letter or Roman token in each box. Use Space or Tab to move along, then press Enter or Check word when all four boxes are filled.

2. Try the Tamil keyboard

   Choose தமிழ் under Keyboard. Tap a consonant (Mei ezhuthu · மெய்யெழுத்து), then a vowel (Uyir ezhuthu · உயிரெழுத்து) to form a combined letter (Uyirmei ezhuthu · உயிர்மெய்யெழுத்து): க + இ becomes கி. Tap ஃ after a consonant key to add pulli; in an empty box it enters Aaytha ezhuthu (ஆய்த எழுத்து), ஃ. A new consonant key moves to the next box; use Space before a standalone vowel.

3. Follow the colors

   Leaf means a letter is in the right place. Brass means it belongs somewhere else. Stone means it is absent, or you have used it more often than it appears in the answer.

4. Let the spelling guide you

   Related consonants (Mei ezhuthugal · மெய்யெழுத்துகள்) such as ர் (r) and ற் (rr) are accepted, as are different vowels combined with the right consonant. We’ll show the answer’s exact letter with your original spelling crossed out just above it. The corner shows the corrected letter in the other script. Standalone vowels (Uyir ezhuthugal · உயிரெழுத்துகள்) need to match exactly.

5. Need a little help?

   Open Hint for a gentle nudge. Take your time and enjoy discovering the word.

6. The letters in our word list

   Our word list focuses on Tamil letters. Words containing these Vada Mozhi / Grantha characters are excluded: ஸ்ரீ, க்ஷ, ஜ, ஶ, ஷ, ஸ, ஹ . This is a character-based filter; it does not identify the origin of every word written entirely in Tamil letters.