OneWord: Daily Word Game
Describe It in Five Words
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Daily word challenges are live! Join thousands describing today's word in exactly 5 words. The most creative wins. Can you top the leaderboard?
One word. Five words to describe it. The whole world votes.
Every day, everyone gets the same word. Your challenge: describe it in exactly five words. No right answers. No hints. Just your creativity against the world.
The community votes on every description in head-to-head matchups. The most creative rises to the top. Can you write the description that wins?
HOW IT WORKS
Every day at the same time, a new word drops. You see it. You describe it. Five words. That's all you get.
Once you've locked in your description, the voting begins. You'll see two descriptions side by side, tap the one you think is better. Your votes shape the leaderboard.
At the end of the day, see where you ranked. Did your description resonate? Did someone else write something that blew your mind? Either way, tomorrow brings a new word and a fresh chance.
WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT
- The constraint is the creativity — five words forces you to think differently
- No knowledge needed — there are no right or wrong answers
- See how thousands of people describe the same word in wildly different ways
- Build streaks and earn badges as you play every day
- Play with friends — see their descriptions and compare ranks
- Share your best descriptions on social media
- Available in English and Spanish
WHAT PLAYERS ARE SAYING
"I described MONDAY as 'Weekly funeral everyone attends alive' and it actually won."
"The five-word limit is what makes it genius. You can't hide behind long sentences."
"It's the only daily game where being creative matters more than being correct."
FEATURES
- Daily word challenge — same word for everyone, everywhere
- Five-word descriptions — the creative constraint that makes it addictive
- Community voting — head-to-head matchups powered by Elo ratings
- Global leaderboard — see where you ranked among thousands
- Daily streaks — build your streak, earn milestone badges
- Friends — add friends, see their descriptions, compete together
- Share cards — beautiful shareable results for social media
- Bilingual — play in English or Spanish
- Dark mode — easy on the eyes, day or night
Play today. Say it in five.
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My History: View your past words, ranks, and stats on a new calendar-based history page in your profile.
Vote Reminders: Get notified when it's time to vote on today's descriptions.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
The developer, Norry Holdings Ltd, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
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Information
- Seller
- Norry Holdings Ltd
- Size
- 35.4 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Contests
Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 OneWord