A word that fights back
Every wrong guess makes the strain mutate: it gains a letter and rearranges into a new word. Contain it before it spreads.
Contain the strain.
A word puzzle that fights back. The answer is a living strain that mutates and grows with every wrong guess, but the clues you earn stay true. Corner it, and contain it in as few letters as you can.
Play today’s puzzle → Today’s strain is live · new strain daily How it works ↓How it works
Your greens are conserved
Correct letters carry into the next form. They may move, but you’ll always see where they went. No need to re-earn them.
Contain, don’t just solve
The status runs Spreading → Cornered → Stable as the strain grows. Your Pandemic score is the total letters you enter. Lower is better.