About LexiTales

LexiTales is an original word-tile board game for ages 9–14 — inspired by the great family of crossword-tile games, but with its own board, its own tile values, and its own word list. You build interlocking words and think about where each tile scores the most.

A fair, open word list

LexiTales checks your words against a curated, kid-friendly list of common English words drawn from the public-domain ENABLE word list — not a trademarked tournament dictionary. Every word is hand-picked to be familiar and appropriate, so the game is forgiving and friendly to learn on.

A real, beatable opponent

The solo bot searches the same word list and plays a genuine game, but it is a graded heuristic — deliberately human-like, not a perfect solver — so Easy, Standard, and Hard each feel like a different, fair opponent you can actually beat.

Three ways to play

  • Play — a full game against the bot at your chosen level.
  • Pass & play — two players share one device, with a friendly turn screen.
  • Puzzle — a solo challenge: build the best word you can, then reveal the engine's best and see how a premium square can change the answer.

Every score, every legal-move check, and the bot's choices are computed by a small, exact, deterministic engine (pinned by automated tests), so the game is fair and identical on any device. Nothing about your play leaves your device — no account, no tracking. Honest note: LexiTales builds vocabulary, spelling, and spatial/board-geometry reasoning through play — it makes no exam or skill-transfer claim.