Kotoba Puzzle: Hiragana Words
Guess the daily Japanese word
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Kotoba Puzzle is a simple yet deep word game: guess a 4- or 5-character Japanese hiragana word within 6 tries. The puzzle itself works offline — no account, no sign-up. A connection is used only to load ads. Perfect for a quick brain workout anywhere.
HOW IT WORKS
Type any hiragana word of the right length and submit. Each tile is then colored:
- Green: right letter, right position
- Yellow: the letter is in the word, but in a different spot
- Gray: the letter is not in the word
Use these three colors to narrow down the answer within six tries.
WORD OF THE DAY
A new word is served every day, derived from the date itself — so players all over the world face the very same puzzle, with no server needed. One daily word each for 4- and 5-character modes. Come back tomorrow for a fresh one.
ENDLESS PRACTICE
Want more? Practice mode serves unlimited puzzles so you can keep playing as long as you like.
SHARE AS COLOR TILES
Copy your result as a spoiler-free pattern of colored tiles and show friends how few tries you needed — without revealing the answer.
SMART KANA KEYBOARD
A fifty-sounds hiragana keyboard plus dakuten (゛), handakuten (゜) and small-kana (小) conversion keys. Type が, ぱ, っ or ゃ by converting the last character with a single tap. Discovered letters are reflected in the keyboard colors.
TRACK YOUR STATS
Play counts, win rate, daily streaks and a guess distribution chart — all stored only on your device.
GREAT FOR JAPANESE LEARNERS
A fun daily dose of hiragana vocabulary. The word list focuses on familiar, everyday Japanese words.
PLAYS OFFLINE, KEEPS YOUR DATA ON DEVICE
No accounts and no sign-up, and your play records stay on your device. The puzzle works in airplane mode; network access is used only to load ads, which are served by Unity Ads and may use your device identifier. Safe for all ages.
Can you get today's word? Give it a try.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
- Added a one-time purchase that removes ads. You can buy it in Settings, and the Restore button is on the same screen.
- Fixed small issues around ads.
The developer, BIKRAM KANDEL, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
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- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- BIKRAM KANDEL
- Size
- 6.5 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
- © 2026 Bikram Kandel
