Unolingo
Unolingo hands you an empty word grid and the whole alphabet. Drag each letter into a square so every row and column spells a real word, using A to Z once.
Opens the real game on games.usatoday.com. Free, in a new tab.
How Unolingo works
Study the grid. Some squares may already hold letters. The empty ones need the rest of the alphabet.
Drag a letter. Drop a letter from the alphabet bar into any square.
Build real words. Every run across and down has to be a real word. The puzzle is done when all 26 letters sit in the right squares.
The puzzle, not the horror game
Unolingo is also the name of a small horror game that pokes fun at a language learning app, so searches bring up both. The Unolingo on this page is the daily word puzzle on USA TODAY Games, where you place all 26 letters of the alphabet into a grid exactly once.
How to solve a Unolingo
- Start with the rare letters. J, Q, X and Z have the fewest possible spots, so placing them early removes the most options.
- Q almost always needs a U next to it, so treat QU as a pair.
- Fill vowels into the gaps that need them. Most words have at least one, and there are only five plus Y.
- Keep a list of letters still unused. The last few squares are solved by elimination.
Free to play online
Unolingo is free on USA TODAY Games, with a new puzzle every day and no clues to read. It suits players who like Sudoku style logic as much as words.
Common Unolingo questions
Is Unolingo the horror game?
No. This page covers the word puzzle on USA TODAY Games. A small horror game shares the name.
Does Unolingo have clues?
No. Logic and vocabulary are the only tools.
Where can I play Unolingo?
USA TODAY Games has it free in the browser, and other puzzle sites carry it too.
Unolingo strategy
- Place the awkward letters first. J, Q, X and Z have few homes.
- Write down which letters are left, the end often comes down to two or three.
- If a word looks right but blocks a rare letter, it is probably wrong.
Unolingo in numbers
- Play on
- USA TODAY Games
- Letters
- All 26, each used once
- Clues
- None
- Solutions
- Exactly one
- New puzzle
- Every day
- Category
- Word games, word grids
Facts checked on 2026-11-08. Unolingo belongs to USA TODAY Games. Megadle is not linked to it.