Closed Circlet

Put the words back in the ring

Each ring holds a chain of words. Every word starts on the last letter of the one before, and the last word finishes back on the letter under the gold marker, where the first word begins. That first letter is already in place, so you know where to start.

Tap two letters to swap them. Every swap is a move. Try to finish in as few moves as you can.

Three rings a day

You play them in order: Level 1 (Easy) has 3 words, Level 2 (Medium) has 4 and Level 3 (Hard) has 5. Words are everyday English, 3 to 6 letters long. Your score for the day is the three rings added together. New rings arrive at the same moment everywhere: midnight UTC, which is 10:00 am where you are.

Scoring

Each ring has a par: the fewest swaps it can be done in, plus 2 on Easy, 3 on Medium and 4 on Hard. Finish on par for 200 points. Every move under par doubles it (400, 800, 1,600 and so on). One over par scores 100, two over scores 50, and after that the par points are gone.

Each time you complete a word you also get 20 points per letter for every move you are still under par. A 4-letter word finished 5 moves under par adds 400.

Hints

You have 3 hints per ring. A hint flashes two letters worth swapping. It costs 50 points and counts as a move, and you still make the swap yourself.

If you find a different set of words that also works, that counts as solved.