About

Palabro is a Spanish daily word puzzle game that challenges your vocabulary one row at a time. Each day a new hidden word is waiting: you select rows to reveal clues and piece together the answer before the clock runs out. The name itself comes from "palabra," the Spanish word for "word," and the game wears that identity proudly.

What sets Palabro apart from other word games is its row-selection mechanic. Rather than guessing freely, you choose which part of the puzzle to tackle next, making each session feel like a small act of strategy as well as vocabulary. A two-minute countdown keeps the pressure on, and the global daily challenge means you're competing with players from around the world.

It's an ideal coffee break game: quick, mentally engaging, and satisfying to crack.

How to Play

• Open the daily challenge: hidden words are waiting with rows obscured.
• Type your guess and confirm before the two-minute timer expires.
• Check the global leaderboard to see how your result compares to players worldwide.

Tips

• Start with rows that tend to reveal common vowel positions. A revealed vowel eliminates many possibilities quickly.
• The two-minute timer is generous if you stay focused; resist overthinking early clues.
• Pay attention to word length: knowing how many letters you're working with narrows the options dramatically from the first row.

History

The original Palabro was a Spanish-language word puzzle developed by Jose Saenz, built around the global daily challenge format popularized by Wordle in 2021. Where Wordle spread in English, Palabro carved out a space for Spanish-speaking players who wanted the same daily ritual (a single puzzle, shared results, community bragging rights) in their own language. The app launched on iOS and later expanded to a web version. This version at palabro.app is a mod of the original, adapting the same daily challenge format for English-speaking players.