The Little Daily — a tiny newspaper with absolutely no news
“A tiny newspaper with absolutely no news.”
Today's Paper
0 of 5 solved
5 games · approximately 7 minutes
About this paper
Five short puzzles, free, printed fresh every day.
01 · The Missing Word
The presses are still running…
Word Trail
One letter at a time, please.
Change one letter at a time to get from PLOP to PREY. A shorter route counts.
Our correspondent reports
Our correspondent interviewed a duck. The duck left first.
03 · The Daily Code
The presses are still running…
Letter Box
How many words are hiding in here?
Build words of 4+ letters. Every word needs the red centre letter.You may use the same letter more than once.Everyday words only — no names, places or brands.
Words found 0 / 5
- (nothing yet)
5 more to call it a morning.
Little Logic
A very small mystery.
Who Shaped the Vicar's Hedge into a Duck?
The yew by the church gate now has a beak. Four gardeners were seen that morning, each along one hedge, carrying one tool, and wearing one hat.
What you're looking forThe Little Daily can confirm: the beak was carved by whoever carried the topiary shears.
The clues
1 / 7Detective's grid
Tap a box: blank → ✓ → × → ?.
× No? Maybe✓ Yes
Who shaped the hedge?
The Little Daily can confirm: the beak was carved by whoever carried the topiary shears.
0 of 5 solved · the rest of the paper awaits
From the circulation desk
The Extra Edition
“For readers who somehow still want more.”
More puzzles are coming
Five games were not enough for some of you. Management has reluctantly agreed to print more.
Four extra daily puzzles are currently being set in type. The daily five stay exactly where they are: free, every morning, for everybody.
The first 100 readers to reserve a copy
get the Extra Edition free for life.
No payment today. No commitment.
Just an unnecessarily early place in line.
About & how to play
About The Little Daily
The Little Daily is a free daily puzzle newspaper for people who enjoy word games, logic puzzles and tiny distractions. A new edition appears every day and takes only a few minutes to complete. There is no news here. We checked.
Questions from readers
- What is The Little Daily?
- The Little Daily is a free online newspaper containing five short daily puzzles and games.
- Is The Little Daily free?
- Yes. Today's edition is completely free to play.
- Do I need an account?
- No. Open the paper and start playing.
- Are there new puzzles every day?
- Yes. A new edition of The Little Daily is published every day.
- What is the pigeon?
- A small pigeon hides in the margins of every edition — a faint, greyish outline near the bottom of the paper is the giveaway. Tap him. That is the whole game: no points, no prizes, just a sighting recorded on your desk.
- What kinds of games are included?
- The paper includes word games, number puzzles, logic games and other small daily challenges.