Strands Cache Builder
Make your own daily word-hunt cache with a sharable play link.
This is a Strands-style word hunt, as your own cache. Every letter in the 6 by 8 grid belongs to a word, and all the words tie back to a hidden theme. Players drag (or tap letter by letter) to trace words in any direction, including diagonals. One special answer, the spangram, spans the whole board and names the theme. There is a brand new grid every day, and it changes every day. Finding every theme word and the spangram reveals your final coordinates or keyword. You do not build the grid, every cache rotates through its own daily puzzles, scored on the server, so nothing is hidden in the page for a player to peek at.
Save this link now. Without the key you cannot edit or delete this puzzle (only the site admin can reset it).
Your puzzle
Shown at the top of the play page, so keep it short (up to 48 characters).
Shown to players as a link to your cache page.
Only the site admin can see this, in case they need to reach you about your cache. Never shown to players.
On solve, reveal
Shown only after a player finds every theme word and the spangram. Reveal either the final coordinates or a keyword, not both.
Where can I host an image for free?
Paste a direct https:// link to an image. Free image hosts that give a direct link include
ImgBB,
postimages.org, and
Cloudinary.
A geocaching.com image link works too. The link must start with https://.
Keep your cache in play to keep it live. Share the play link so people visit it; unused caches are cleaned up over time.