LetterHold

Mission briefing

LetterHold is a word-building board game: draw letters, spell them across a 15x15 board, and take the premium squares before your opponent does. Every tile you drag shows what the word is worth before you commit it, so a turn is a decision and not a guess - swap a letter for a bigger one, stretch a word through a triple, or hook onto what is already on the board and score both words at once. Blanks can stand for any letter, and a hint will find you a move when you run dry. Play it however you like: solo against the bot on easy, medium or hard; pass-and-play on one screen for two to four seats; online with a friend by invite or room code, or a quick match with a stranger. You can also watch a live room instead of playing. Three letter sets and three languages - English, Ukrainian and Polish - each with its own tile distribution and its own word list, checked on the spot.

Field manual

Goal: score more points than your opponent by building words on the board. The game ends when the bag is empty and one player uses up their rack; the highest score wins. Mouse or touch - everything is drag and tap, no keyboard required: - Drag a tile from your rack onto the board to place it; drag it again to move it - Undo lifts the last tile, Undo-all takes the whole turn back - Play commits your word and scores it - Pass gives up the turn; Exchange swaps chosen tiles back into the bag - Shuffle re-orders your rack, Hint suggests a move Words must connect to what is already on the board, and every word you form is checked against the dictionary of the chosen language. Premium squares multiply a letter or the whole word, and using all your tiles in one turn earns a bonus.

Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a flexible screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

Field notes for multiplayer operations

• The first match against strangers is tuition. You are not there to win it; you are there to learn the map, the pacing and what the regulars do that the tutorial never mentioned.
• Ping and position beat raw aim. A stable connection and a sensible place to stand will win you more rounds than any sensitivity setting ever published.
• Rematch the player who beat you cleanly. Queues are random, but lessons are not — the opponent who outplayed you is a free coach for exactly the skill you are missing.

LetterHold — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play LetterHold?

Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.

What sort of mission is LetterHold?

LetterHold is filed in our Multiplayer theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.

Can I run LetterHold on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. LetterHold is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

After-action

Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Multiplayer theatre is one click away — Other people are the content. One hundred and thirty-six operations where the opposition has a pulse, a username and no intention of letting you win politely.