Word Game · Solo · App
Smartichoke is a free word game available in the App Store. Hunt for words hidden among the petals — connect letters to spell, chain bonuses, and dodge penalty petals.
Find words at least four letters long. Letters can come from any petal, but connected letters earn bonuses while disconnected letters trigger penalties.
Highlights
Bonus & Penalty Petals
Strategic petal placement turns each word into a risk-vs-reward decision — chain bonuses or eat the penalty.
Length Pays
Longer words score exponentially more. Hunt for those six-, seven-, and eight-letter finds buried in the petals.
Repeat Streaks
Reuse letters across consecutive words to stack a streak multiplier — longer chains mean bigger payouts.
Target Words
Each round surfaces hidden target words. Spell them to claim a sizable bonus you can't get any other way.
Clear the Petals
Empty as many petals as possible before the round ends to earn end-of-round clearance bonuses.
Rotate Anytime
Spin the artichoke to see the petals from a fresh angle — sometimes new word paths only reveal themselves rotated.
Letter Swaps
Earned (or purchased) swaps let you replace any letter with new, randomly chosen ones — rescue a stuck round.
Saved Stats
Your statistics are tracked automatically across sessions so you can see how your average score and streaks improve.
Auto-Save
Step away mid-game and your round is preserved — pick up exactly where you left off whenever you come back.
