Chainle

Chainle provides a selection of keyword phrases, and you are challenged to discover the missing connection between multiple keywords. Each task requires you to think differently, interpret words, and connect in an obscure way. It's a daily word problem based on human brainstorming. Players from across the world get the same challenge every day, so you may compare your accomplishments to the community.

Chainle Rules

5 rounds a day with 3 types of word puzzles:

Two-Word Bridge

You will be given two prompt words and must type a term that links the two. The connection may be a little loose, so think about the several meanings of a term. For example, "act" might link "section" with performance.

3 Word Bridge

This round is the same as the previous one, except you are given three prompt words instead of two. This makes the choice of one word to link the three a bit more difficult. Don’t simply focus on one word, try to think about what kind of themes seem to come up in the prompts.

Closest Association

For this format, you think of a word that is most related to the given word. For example, water might equal lake. The closer your answer is to the connection, the more points you receive.

Day-by-day results and scores

Each round is worth 1,000 points, and each game is worth 5,000 points. Your score is based on how semantically close your answer is to the relation recognized by the algorithm. The best term is one that completes the chain, earning you the highest point.

Tips and Tricks

• The optimum term isn't necessarily the most straightforward definition. Some hints may have numerous meanings, so attempt to view it from multiple angles.
• Think about idiomatic meanings: For example, "chair" could be a piece of furniture or the person running a meeting, both could be valuable links.
• Use plain language: Simple nouns and verbs are usually more useful than complex terms.
• Look at the examples: You can review examples of puzzles of each puzzle type to see how the logic of the game works before submitting your answers.

More Chainle Game Modes

After finishing the daily challenge, Chainle will present a score distribution graph so that you can see how your daily results stack up against the rest of the community.
But the end of it doesn't have to be after one round. The other two modes, Archive and Play Unlimited, provide more puzzles to keep you practicing your vocabulary-association skills much beyond the daily challenge.

So why play Chainle?

And Chainle is easy to learn but hard to master. There's something satisfying in watching the links increase as you click (I imagined one after you've picked one that would have given you a nice 1,000 points!).

More than a vocabulary game, Chainle dares you to immerse yourself in the domain of flexible thinking, to find correlations between words you would not have otherwise noticed. Once you've done that, check out Cosmillion, a quiz game that takes place in outer space.