Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Cats and Clues

Fun for ALL ages with word puzzles and quiz categories

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1IM
   I'm making a detective game built on Wikipedia▲318

   Hi HN! Worked on this side project for a while and wanted to share it. It's free to play.

   Oct 2025 · detective.wiki · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Chess Cats▲149

   A fun way to play chess

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Word Chain▲83

   Learn new words the fun way!

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Here Kitty!▲156

   A game about hiding and finding a cat in your home

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Puzzle&Cat▲6

   Caaaats bloooow up!

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Word Game Hero for iOS▲68

   Play word puzzles with friends, learn and train your brain

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   word.rodeo▲94

   Custom word puzzles for friends

   2022 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cheerble Board Game▲96

   The only toy you need for your cat

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9NL
   Nine Letter Word – Daily Puzzle▲62

   I've been playing Wordle and remembered this puzzle game I used to play with my grandfather. It's inspired by the block puzzles in many newspapers but made to be shorter: just guess the nine letter word. So I made a quick thing to play with my family like we used to. I thought you guys might enjoy it.

   2022 · nineletterwordgame.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Find Words▲71

    Best word search game

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Words, Words, Words▲68

    A word guessing game

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12IA
    I also built a word game. My mom is indifferent, but I think its ccool▲65

    2025 · playletterlinks.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Game for Cats▲86

    The world's greatest video game for cats (not humans)

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wordie Bird▲95

    It's like if Wordle and a mini-crossword had a baby

    2022 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Friends-themed Wordle▲64

    A Friends (tv-show) themed version of Wordle

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Categori - Ten words. One theme.▲5

    Free daily word puzz. Challenge friends to beat your time!

    Jun 2026 · categori.app · its alternatives →

17. 17OA
    Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle▲56

    Hi everybody. I occasionally make little browser-based games, and this is my latest attempt. It's not quite done, but it's quite playable (note: it does include audio): https://www.omiword.com/ This has been my occasional tinker target for ~5 years now, starting in the early days of Covid. The objective is to drag letter tiles within certain boundaries to spell four common American-English words. It hasn't got ads or anything, it's just supposed to be fun for its own sake. If people happen to like it, I might add an option for folks to make a small, one-time payment to unlock…

    2025 · omiword.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AN
    A new daily word puzzle▲52

    2022 · twentyletters.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    This & Cats▲4

    A cute, low-poly indie game about adopting cats.

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    ClueDay▲8

    A free daily clue-based word puzzle game.

    Jul 2026 · clueday.com · its alternatives →

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    Word Search & Find Puzzle Game▲7

    Guess Riddle, Train Your Brain

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Wordly Puzzle: Guess and Build▲11

    Ultimate word game designed for fresh challenge lovers.

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Word Puzzle: Connections▲26

    Associative word puzzle game

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Today Wordle▲14

    Guess the word. One puzzle a day.

    2025 · todaywordle.org · its alternatives →

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