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Select a box then the letter you think it is
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Format 1 - Easy You start with the first and last letters - This is the easiest Format |
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Format 2 - Medium Just the first letter |
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Format 3 - Hard No letters, Just the buttons |
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Format 4 - Easy Jumble |
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Format 5 - Classic Jumble |
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Format 6 - Word Hunt - Starts with First and Last Letters |
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Format 7 -Super Word Hunt - This is the most difficult |
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English |
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Easy French |
Polish |
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List 1 - Common words that are easy to spell Easy |
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List 2 - Everyday words |
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List 3 - Less common words and some that are awkward to spell Hardest |
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| Buttons for every letter in every word. The word ACCESS would have 6 buttons | |
| Minimize the number of buttons. ACCESS would have just 4 buttons |
| Show buttons in alphabetic order i.e. ABCDEFG... |
| Limit game width on smaller / older devices You can reduce the need to scroll left and right by limiting the number of letters across your screen NOTE: If any of the options below are selected the maximum number of words in a game is limited to 5 |
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12 Letters across |
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11 Letters across |
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10 Letters across |
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Displays this help section - click again to hide this help section.
Current run of correct guesses, resets to zero if you make a wrong guess or use the reveal one letter option.
Wrong guess.
If you need a little assistance, click this icon to reveal the letter in the currently selected box, but you will loose 50 points!
If you are totally stuck, click this icon to reveal all the remaining letters and start a new game.
This icon appears when you have completed a game. If you have signed up on the Xanagrams website and are logged in, Xanagrams will keep a record of your successfully completed games. A successful game is one where your score is greater than zero. Click this icon to view your gaming history, see who are the top scores and check whether you are a star performers.
Displays the game settings so that you can choose which game format you would like to play, the number of words, which word list etc.
Click to go to the Home page.
Format 1 - Classic Xanagrams - Easy - Game starts with the first and last letter of every word, the buttons show the letters you need to find. Select a box, then a letter by clicking the appropriate button. A correct guess will score 50 points, get it wrong and you lose 15 points. If you are stuck and need some help, click ❎ and the letter in the currently selected box will be revealed, however you will loose 50 points. If you are really stuck and want to reveal all the remaining letters so that you can start a new game press ⏭ The more letters you find, the easier a game becomes.
Format 2 - Classic Xanagrams - Medium - As Format 1 but a little harder as you start with just the first letter of every word.
Format 3 - Classic Xanagrams - Hard - As Format 1 but a even harder as all the boxes are empty when you start.
Format 4 - Xangarams Easy Jumble - Similar to Xanagrams Format 3 but the letters appear in the boxes all jumbled up. There is a button for every letter in the word(s).
Format 5 - Xangarams Classic Jumble - This is like the original Xanagrams Jumble, the letters are all jumbled and the buttons show the whole alphabet.
Formats 6 - Xanagrams Word Hunt - Starts with the first and last letter of each word and a button for every letter in the alphabet.
Formats 7 - Xanagrams Super Word Hunt - As Xanagrams Word Hunt but you just get the first letter! This Format can be really hard.
You have a choice of 3 word lists
This edition includes extra clues in the form of showing the words in a different language!
Great fun, especially if you are learning one of our featured languages.
Note: Many modern French words are similar to English words so we provide two French clues options. The first has some of these similar words removed. The second, Easy French, includes words with similar spelling and is is great for those just starting to learn French.
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Original Version: Copyright © 1983 Peter J A Noblett (T/A Dean Software). All rights reserved.
Hi there, I'm Peter Noblett. I originally created the game Xanagrams in 1983, these early editions ran on the Amstrad, Sharp MZ, sold over 100,000 copies on cassette. I created a web prototype in 2019 with this version in 2024. Please let me know if something doesn't work. I also love hearing suggestions. Email me at xanagarams@gmail.com.
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The spelling of some modern French words is often the same as their English equivalent. Xanagrams includes two slightly different sets of French clues. The second set, Easy French is designed to help those just starting to learn French, as it contains many words that have a similar spelling to the corresponding English word.
To make it a little more challenging, any words where the English and French spelling is the same have been removed from the first set of French words.