Daily German Word & Case Puzzles
Two short daily workouts for German learners. Wortspiel trains spelling with ä, ö, ü, ß across 458 curated everyday words, while Kasus-Builder drills the cases and word order that hold German sentences together.
Wortspiel
Guess today’s five-letter German word in six tries. Supports ä, ö, ü, ß or ASCII digraphs (ae, oe, ue, ss).
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How the tiles work
- BGreen with ✓: right letter in the exact spot.
- ÄAmber with ↔: in today’s word, different position.
- XCharcoal: not in the word (or already accounted for).
Umlauts (ä, ö, ü) and ß count as distinct letters. Lowercase ß stays ß instead of turning into SS.
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Kasus-Builder
Five daily grammar precision rounds: articles, adjective endings, two-way prepositions, verb brackets, and clause order.
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How both daily puzzles work
Wortspiel (“word game”)
- Enter any valid 5-letter German dictionary word (1247 accepted words).
- Tiles mark green ✓ (exact position), amber ↔ (letter elsewhere in the word), or charcoal (not present).
- After finishing, listen to the word and an example sentence via device German (de-DE) speech.
Example: if today’s word is ABEND and you guess EBENE:
ABEND contains only one E (already green in slot 3), so the extra E copies turn charcoal.
Kasus-Builder (“case builder”)
- Each day serves 5 targeted sentence slots covering article case, adjective inflection, two-way prepositions, verb brackets, and subordinate clauses.
- Choose the matching option to unlock the rule explanation, full German pronunciation, and direct grammar guide link.
den neuen Tisch — weak masculine accusative after definite article den.
mit kaltem Wasser — strong neuter dative without an article.
Daily Puzzle FAQ
When does a new daily German puzzle unlock?
Every day at midnight Berlin time (00:00 Europe/Berlin, CET/CEST). Everyone gets the same daily Wortspiel word and the same five Kasus-Builder rounds on the same calendar date.
What if my keyboard does not have ä, ö, ü, or ß keys?
Use the built-in German QWERTZ on-screen keyboard, or use the quick ASCII input bar directly under it: schoen resolves automatically to schön, gruesse to grüße, and unambiguous forms like gluck resolve to glück.
Why does lowercase ß stay ß instead of SS in the tile grid?
Standard JavaScript toUpperCase() converts Eszett (ß) into two characters (SS), which breaks 5-letter column alignment. Wortspiel keeps ß as a distinct single character.
What grammar skills does Kasus-Builder practice?
Each day gives you five focused slots across German case articles, weak/mixed/strong adjective endings, two-way prepositions (Wo? Dative vs. Wohin? Accusative), verb brackets (V2 + past participle or separable prefix), and subordinate clause connectors.
Does sharing my puzzle score spoil today’s answer?
No. Sharing posts only the puzzle number, attempt count, and colored square grid alongside a link to this page.