How to play Word Rescue
- A hidden word is shown as dashes. Pick a letter and press A.
- Right letters appear in the word. Wrong letters cost one of seven sandbags.
- Guess the whole word to rescue it and move on to the next one.
- Lose all seven sandbags and the game ends. Your score is the number of words rescued.
Controls
D-pad (or the dial) to pick a letter, A to guess it. Or tap the letters.
- Keyboard: arrow keys or WASD, Z or Space for A, X for B, Enter to pause. Turn the dial with Q and E or the mouse wheel.
- Phone or tablet: tap the buttons on the console. Drag your finger in circles around the dial on the side.
- Game controller: D-pad or left stick, A and B buttons, Start to pause. Spin the right stick or squeeze the triggers to turn the dial.
Tips
- Start with vowels: E, A, O and I.
- Then try common letters like R, S, T, L and N.
- Look at the word length and the letters you have for patterns.
Your best score is saved on this device. Press Menu at any time to pause, restart, change the screen tint or go back to the library.
