Phantom Words

Name: Phantom Words
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (20 reviews)
Author: Fleon Labs

A ghostly word puzzle

$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

20 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Chart

#37
Word
Developer

Fleon Labs
Language

EN
English
Size

136.8
MB

Ready for Halloween? There are words hiding under those ghosts. Slide the board, uncover every letter, and enjoy a haunting word puzzle. We made Phantom Words for anyone who loves that small, satisfying moment when a jumble of letters suddenly turns into a word. Each board begins scrambled, with most of the letters hidden behind ghost tiles. Slide rows and columns like a 2D Rubik’s Cube, then look for words running across or down the board. Whenever you make one using a tile for the first time, another letter appears. Once every tile is used, the puzzle is complete. Longer words are worth more, while tiles lose value each time you use them. Yellow means a tile is nearly spent; red means you’ve leaned on it too often. Later boards introduce gaps that split rows and columns, multi-letter tiles that keep their letters together, wildcards that can stand in for any letter, and locked tiles that stay fixed until you use them in a word. And if a solution feels messy, you can always come back and find a more elegant one. There are four ways to play: • Classic has 99 handmade levels with increasing difficulty and evolving mechanics. • Endless starts small and procedurally grows while you play. • Daily Challenge gives everyone a new board each day, plus a streak to keep going. • Lightning Mode is the same word hunting, but against the clock. Classic, Endless, and Daily Challenge aren’t timed, so there’s no rush. You get a full score breakdown after each level and can replay it whenever you want. Your progress and settings sync across your devices with iCloud. There are also Game Center leaderboards if you care about high scores. We hope you enjoy discovering the words we’ve hidden for you.

Events

PREMIERE
The Haunting Season

Ghosts gather and letters emerge as Phantom Words opens a season of haunted grids and handcrafted puzzles

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

20 Ratings

Really clever game!
Sep 27
King of Nowhere
Found this app through AppRaven, and wow, it’s surprisingly well made with a unique mechanic not found in any other word game. Struggled a bit to understand the rules at first but now I am at level 30 or so and it has started to become very interesting, especially with the wildcards.
Really clever game!
Sep 27
King of Nowhere

Found this app through AppRaven, and wow, it’s surprisingly well made with a unique mechanic not found in any other word game. Struggled a bit to understand the rules at first but now I am at level 30 or so and it has started to become very interesting, especially with the wildcards.
Finally a chill game without ads
Sep 25
Jade Seiryuu
This game is SO fun. I happened to see it on a new releases Reddit thread. The UI is pretty intuitive, and I like the rotating mechanics (it reminds me of a Rubik’s Cube!). Give the game a try if you want a chill brain-teaser experience.
Finally a chill game without ads
Sep 25
Jade Seiryuu

This game is SO fun. I happened to see it on a new releases Reddit thread. The UI is pretty intuitive, and I like the rotating mechanics (it reminds me of a Rubik’s Cube!). Give the game a try if you want a chill brain-teaser experience.
Great Word Game!
Sep 27
J Eidlor
Very fun game with the sliding mechanic. Lots of different modes to keep it interesting, and best of all it’s completely ad free.
Great Word Game!
Sep 27
J Eidlor

Very fun game with the sliding mechanic. Lots of different modes to keep it interesting, and best of all it’s completely ad free.
Please fix in-game dictionary
Sep 28
Jen8237
Love the game, but I can't shake the frustration when valid words are frequently refused. For example: Sexts is valid; Sexy is not.

Developer Response
Hi, thank you for playing and the positive review. Both words are in the dictionary, I just checked. There are two possible reasons a word is refused: it was already made before- you cannot score a word that was already made, especially in lightning this includes all past levels (you can expand the word stack at the bottom to see what words you have made), and the second more probable reason is that each word must fit the entire length of the row or column it is in to score. So if you try to make a four-tile word in a five-cell row, it wouldn’t work. Hope this makes it clear. I will try to explain this better in the tutorial.But I will consider the criticism on the dictionary too. There are some words this dictionary does not actually have. I will try to expand it by merging the list with a couple more word list sources.If you have more feedback you can email us at info@fleon.com
Please fix in-game dictionary
Sep 28
Jen8237

Love the game, but I can't shake the frustration when valid words are frequently refused. For example: Sexts is valid; Sexy is not.
Developer Response Sep 29
Hi, thank you for playing and the positive review. Both words are in the dictionary, I just checked. There are two possible reasons a word is refused: it was already made before- you cannot score a word that was already made, especially in lightning this includes all past levels (you can expand the word stack at the bottom to see what words you have made), and the second more probable reason is that each word must fit the entire length of the row or column it is in to score. So if you try to make a four-tile word in a five-cell row, it wouldn’t work. Hope this makes it clear. I will try to explain this better in the tutorial.But I will consider the criticism on the dictionary too. There are some words this dictionary does not actually have. I will try to expand it by merging the list with a couple more word list sources.If you have more feedback you can email us at info@fleon.com

Removed tip jar (including all in-app purchases) and changed the game's monetization model to paid. Going forward, the game also collects no data at all.

Version 1.3 17h ago

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Information

Seller: Fleon Labs
Size: 136.8 MB
Category: Word
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.6 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.6 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.6 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 13.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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Supports

Game Center

Discover new games and play with friends. This game also features leaderboards and achievements.
Family Sharing

Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.