The reverse crossword puzzle
Crosswords,
turned inside out.
ScrivLo gives you the words. You choose where they land. Connect the four Magic Squares with a chain of words to clear the board and go to the next level.
Pre-code concept sketch — the board is still being built.
How to Play
No clues, no blocked squares — just words to place and a board to fill.
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01 — PLACE
Drag a word onto the grid
Grab words from your tray and place them on the 8×8 board — across or down, wherever it fits. Connect words with common letters to connect the four Magic Squares.
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02 — DISCOVER
Watch hidden words appear
Create subwords by putting words above and below or left and right of each other for more points. These subwords also count in the Magic Square chain!
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03 — CLEAR
Keep the board breathing
Once you connect the Magic Squares in a chain, the board clears and you get a new set of words to keep going and try to beat your high score.
What makes it different
ScrivLo flips the crossword — instead of solving, you're building.
Build, don't solve
Classic crosswords give you a blank and a clue. ScrivLo gives you the words — finding where it belongs is the puzzle.
Unexpected bonuses
Every placement can accidentally spell something new. Those emergent sub-words score automatically — sometimes your best plays are surprises.
Free placement
Parallel adjacency is legal. Pack words tight, side by side or stacked — the board rewards density as long as everything spells out and the Magic Squares are connected in a chain.
Need new words?
Can't place any of your words? Tap at the bottom of the screen to watch an ad and receive a new set of words! You get three ad view refreshes per game, so use them wisely!
A real game,
in progress
Words cross at connected letters to keep a chain going.
Cross all four Magic Squares with a chain to clear the level!
Be there on day one
ScrivLo is finishing up before its iOS launch. Leave your email to stay up-to-date on launch for iOS, a possible Android version, and being a pre-launch tester!