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Fact sheet

Game

Syllafall

What it is

A daily word puzzle where the letters fall

Platforms

iOS and Android

Release

Tuesday 24 November 2026

Price

Free. No adverts and no in-app purchases, now or later.

Made by

Will, a solo developer in the UK, on evenings and weekends over about a year

Social

@syllafallgame on X, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. @syllafall.com on Bluesky. u/syllafall on Reddit.

Website

syllafall.com

About Syllafall

Syllafall is a daily word puzzle where the letters fall. Everyone plays the same board each day: a 90-second round of swiping words out of a 5x5 grid while the letters above tumble into the gaps. Scores and streaks are verified by the server, and you can challenge friends on the same board. Made by one developer, and free with no ads or purchases.

The story

Syllafall is a word game made by one web developer, Will, on evenings and weekends over about a year. There's no studio or publisher behind it and it took no funding. It was made for phones from the start, because a daily puzzle is something you play with a coffee in your hand.

It's free, with no adverts and nothing to buy, and that won't change after launch. A round is 90 seconds; an advert in the middle of it would be a third as long as the game. There is a shop, and it only takes coins you earn by playing.

Everyone who plays on a given day gets the same board, generated from one server seed. To keep the scores honest, the phone doesn't send a score at all. It sends the moves, and the server replays the whole game to check the result. A score that doesn't match never reaches the leaderboard.

How it plays

• One board a day, identical for every player, numbered from Daily #1 on launch day.
• Swipe a word across adjacent letters (diagonals count). It clears, and the letters above fall into the gap.
• If the fall lines up another word and you swipe it quickly, you get a cascade bonus.
• A round lasts 90 seconds.
• Challenge a friend: you both get the same fresh board and play it whenever suits you.
• Seven powerups, from freezing the clock to flipping gravity.
• Monthly ladder seasons, Bronze to Diamond.