Gild

Transform one word into another, one letter at a time.

One word ladder a day, the same for everyone, scored against a par that can be matched but never beaten. Reach the target in par steps with no hints and the puzzle is Gilded. Free every day on iPhone. No ads, no account, no tracking.

Free. iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Coming to the App Store.

Support

Write to hello@playgild.com.

Common questions

• Why can't I beat par? Par is the true shortest path through the dictionary, computed before the puzzle ships. It can be matched, never beaten. That is the fairness promise: no luck, no hidden information.
• I lost my streak. Streak freezes cover missed days automatically; you earn one for every seven solves. If iCloud is on, your streak also carries to a new device.
• A word was rejected. Gild accepts any word in the public-domain ENABLE list. Proper nouns, abbreviations, and hyphenated words are not included.
• Restore Gild Pro. Settings → Gild Pro → Restore Purchases. Pro is a one-time purchase tied to your Apple ID.
• When does the next puzzle arrive? At midnight, your local time. The countdown on the win panel shows exactly when.

Heritage

Lewis Carroll invented the puzzle in 1877 and called it Doublets; his first was LEAD → GOLD. Gild is an original work. Doublets as a name and a puzzle form belongs to everyone.