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Move One Letter
Pick up a letter from one word and drop it into another. Each move carries exactly one letter across.
A D-CSIL Game Studios™ Game for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
Every Letter Has to Come From Somewhere.
BORROW™ is a daily word puzzle. Four words sit on the board, each under a clue it doesn’t match yet. Move one letter at a time from word to word — every word must stay a real word — until every clue is solved.
Move a letter. Keep it a word.
Coming soon to the App Store · iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
BORROW
Interactive preview
Try a Three-Move Puzzle
Move one letter. Keep every word real.
Furniture you eat at
Square of ceramic
Yoga pad
Utensil for eating soup
Drag a letter to another word, or tap to move it.
Moves: 0Perfect solve: 3
The same word rules as the app. Word list credit
How to Play
One rule. Endless detours.
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Keep Every Word Real
Both words must still be real words after the move. Nothing is invented and nothing is thrown away.
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Match Every Clue
Borrow letters back and forth until each word fits the clue above it. Every puzzle has a proven fewest-moves solution.
An Example
Seven moves, if you spot the detours.
The letters on the board are exactly the letters of the answers. SHORES gives its S away and gains an A; an S has to be parked in PLAY and another in ITS before SPLIT can come together.
BORROW’s own solver proves every puzzle before it ships, so “perfect” is a real number, and after each move the game tells you whether you’re on the right track.
On the beach
Speak
Sudden fancy
Divide
Three Ways to Play
The Daily Puzzle
One puzzle a day for everyone, gentle on Mondays and fierce on Saturdays, with streaks and a spoiler-free share card. Five years of dailies are already scheduled.
The Journey
600 levels that open one at a time in six chapters, from three-word warm-ups to expert boards. Earn up to three stars on each. The first 60 are free.
Practice
More than a thousand extra puzzles by difficulty or theme, plus Find a Puzzle for a fresh surprise. Three new Practice puzzles a day are free; BORROW Plus™ adds unlimited Practice and Build Fresh for your own subject requests.
Gameplay
Calm to look at. Hard to put down.
On Apple TV
The same board, on the big screen.
BORROW runs on Apple TV too. Play with the Siri Remote or a game controller — same daily puzzle, Journey, Practice and themes, sized for the couch.
Competition
Built for Game Center
Rank on today’s puzzle, challenge a friend to beat your time on the same board, and earn 13 achievements from First Borrow to Mountaineer. Game Center is optional and free — the whole game works without it.
Private by Design
No ads. No account. No tracking.
BORROW works offline and keeps your games on your device. Every hint is written by BORROW itself. Apple Intelligence, where available, explains clues and suggests words for Build Fresh on your device; BORROW checks the rules and solvability. Free to play, with one optional USD 4.99 purchase, BORROW Plus, for the full Journey, unlimited Practice, Solution Replay, the daily archive and more themes. Hints are never for sale.