Polyphonia is a free daily word-association puzzle. Each day there is a start word and a goal word; you link from word to word, using six kinds of link (rhymes, synonyms, opposites, phrases, kinds or parts, and words that go together), until you reach the goal in as few links as you can.
How to play
Every day there’s a start word and a goal. Type a word that links to the star you’re on; it joins your constellation.
Reach the goal in as few links as you can. Tap any star to link from it instead. Undo is free.
Hint shows one word that links from your star, for +1. Score = links + hints, against par.
A new puzzle every midnight at Easy, Medium and Hard. Solve one a day to keep your streak.
Six kinds of link
Echo (rhyme): words that rhyme or sound the same, e.g. cat → hat.
Thread (same meaning): words that mean the same, or nearly, e.g. big → large.
Rift (opposite): opposites, e.g. hot → cold.
Fusion (phrase): together they make a word or phrase, e.g. butter → fly.
Root (kind or part): one is a kind or part of the other, e.g. rose → flower.
Spark (go together): words that go together, e.g. key → lock.
Easy allows all six link types. Medium allows all but Root. Hard allows only Echo, Thread and Rift.