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Life & fun · August 20, 2013

Rustic Citrus

Rustic Citrus is a fast-paced, visually beautiful word game where you have two minutes to make as many words as you can from the provided set of letters. Find at least one word which uses every letter to move on to the next round and make your score climb even higher.

Rustic Citrus launched on August 20, 2013 with 29 votes, #41 of 475 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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Rustic Citrus is a word game where players have two minutes to form as many words as possible from a set of letters. To advance to the next round, players must find at least one word using all available letters. The game offers three difficulty levels, allows players to save and resume games, and tracks local high scores for each level. It features visually appealing design and fast-paced gameplay.

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Use the given letters to find as many words as possible. Find a word which uses every letter to move on to the next round. Select from three levels of difficulty. Save games at any point and continue them whenever you want. View local high scores to keep track of your best games for each level offrom rusticcitrus.com

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