For the curious mind.
Fresh perspectives on word games, language and the art of making connections.
What Is Clume?
Clume is a daily word game about deduction and concept recognition. Follow the clues and work out the hidden word in as few clues as possible.
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From the Clume journal
Can Word Games Help You Learn English?
Research suggests that games can support English vocabulary learning through active retrieval, inference and word associations. Here is where a deduction game like Clume may help — and where its limits are.
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10 Daily Word Games to Play After Wordle and Connections
Finished Wordle and Connections but still want another quick puzzle? Here are 10 daily word games worth adding to your routine, from clue-based deduction and semantic guessing to cryptics and letter grids.
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Games Like NYT Connections: Try a Different Kind of Daily Word Puzzle
Love the deduction, misdirection and satisfying “aha” moments of NYT Connections? Clume offers a different daily word puzzle built around clues, careful guesses and narrowing down one hidden word.
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What Is a Deduction Puzzle? The Difference Between Logic Grids, Crosswords, and Clue-Based Word Games
See how logic grids, crosswords and clue-based word games use deduction differently, and what changes in the way each kind of puzzle is solved.
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Games Like Wordle: 12 Daily Games for When You Need More
Looking for more daily games after Wordle? Explore word ladders, semantic puzzles, equations, geography, clue deduction and more.
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Clume is a daily word deduction game. Your next connection is waiting.