Railyard Words
Railyard Words is a word sliding puzzle that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for one player. It has a daily challenge, the same for everyone that day.
Roll fifteen letter wagons around one empty spot until every track in the yard spells a word. The top three tracks need four-letter words and the bottom track a three-letter word, and columns that also spell words earn stars. Play endless yards that get harder, or today's yard, which is the same for everyone and shows par.
How to play
- Tap a wagon beside the gap, or press an arrow key, to roll it inOn a touch screen: Tap a wagon beside the gap to roll it in
- Make each track a word: three of four letters, one of three. A tick marks a word
- Column words earn stars. Bank when every track is a word
The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.
Controls
- Tap a wagon in line with the gap, swipe, or use the arrow keys
- H shows a hint
- Enter or Space banks a solved yard
Tips
- Every yard is planned with a word reading down its first column, and each track word starts with that column's letter, so look for the column word first.
- In endless play each yard allows three times par plus 20 moves, so on a later yard with par 20 you have 80 moves before the run ends.
- A banked yard scores 100 points, 50 more for each star and 5 for each move under par plus 10, while every hint costs 25 points.
Does my word have to match the planned one?
No. Any word from the game's own list of about 1,460 four-letter and 415 three-letter all-ages words counts, and the gap may sit anywhere on the bottom track. Swapping two equal letters or using another word can even take you under par.
How is par worked out?
Each yard is rolled from a solved layout by legal moves, so every yard can be solved. Par is the fewest moves back to the planned layout, found by a search when the yard is made, so it is a fair target rather than a guess.
About this game
Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 9, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.
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