For people who've outgrown Wordle

The daily word game
that respects you

Most word games are designed to keep you watching ads. One isn't.

You finished today's puzzle in three minutes.
Now what?

You've done the Wordle. Maybe the Connections. Perhaps a Spelling Bee if you're feeling ambitious. And then — nothing. The daily word puzzle ritual is over before your coffee's cold.

Virba is a different kind of word game. 60 seconds. A set of letters. Find every word you can. Anagram meets countdown — rewarding vocabulary, pattern recognition, and the ability to think in multiple directions at once.

Every player gets the same daily challenge. Compare your results. Share your medals. Come back tomorrow and try to beat it.

36,867
Hand-curated puzzles
80,272
Validated words
24
Hourly themes

Every puzzle tested against a quality algorithm. Every word verified as legitimate English.
A new colour palette for every hour you play.

Built like a beautiful object

Not a free-to-play game with a premium skin. A premium game, full stop.

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Tiles that feel alive

Every letter tile is rendered on the GPU using custom Metal shaders. Tap one and it flattens into the screen. Submit a word and they shuffle through 3D space. Every sound synthesised in real-time. No audio files.

Eight tiers. Three are secret.

Your rank reflects what percentage of a puzzle's maximum score you captured — not a fixed threshold. A hard puzzle and an easy one offer the same path to the top. The system is fair. The top tiers are hidden until you earn them.

Hidden themes

Some puzzles have a secret category — creatures, mythology, Shakespeare, palindromes. Find three theme words and bonus tiles appear. You'll know it when it happens.

What Virba doesn't have

  • AdsNone. Ever.
  • TrackingZero analytics
  • In-app purchasesEverything included
  • SubscriptionsPay once

Pay once. Play forever.

Over 100 years of daily puzzles.


Same puzzle. Every player. Every day.


The daily challenge is date-seeded — everyone in the world gets the same letters, the same sixty seconds, the same opportunity. Play it at breakfast. Share your medal bar at lunch.

Beyond the daily, there are tens of thousands more to explore at your own pace.

If that sounds like your kind of thing

Download Virba on the App Store

A word game for people who take words seriously.

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