Frontpage by Meriana
The free daily news puzzle.
Every morning, 5 key words are redacted from real headlines of the last 24 hours. You get 10 guesses to fill in the whole page. New edition at 6 AM, your time. Free — no account needed.
Play today's edition →How to play
Read the redacted front page
Each edition shows real headlines from the last 24 hours with 5 key words blacked out. The surrounding words are your clues.
Guess the missing words
Pick a word, type your guess. Letters in the right spot lock in green and stay filled for your next tries. The 5 words cross each other, so solving one gives you letters in others.
Beat the edition in 10 guesses
All 5 words share one pool of 10 guesses. Solve the whole page and you've beaten the day — then read the full stories behind the headlines.
Try the demo edition
A full playable edition — 5 crossing words, 10 shared guesses — with sample headlines. The real one uses today's actual news.
Frontpage
Demo edition
Solving · across · 5 letters
recalls thousands of vehicles over an autopilot software glitch
✏️ Type your 5-letter guess below, then hit Guess:
right letter, right spot — stays locked · in the word, wrong spot · click any word on the grid to switch
A new edition prints every morning at 6 AM, your time.
Play today's edition →Not your average word game
Fresh every day
No recycled word lists. Every puzzle is generated from real news published in the last 24 hours, so no two editions are ever alike.
Crossword meets Wordle
Words intersect on a grid, and correct letters carry across. It rewards both vocabulary and knowing what's going on in the world.
News you can use
Every answer comes from a real story. Win or lose, you finish the puzzle knowing more about yesterday's news than when you started.
Frequently asked questions
What is Frontpage?
Frontpage is a free daily news puzzle by Meriana. Each edition takes real headlines from the last 24 hours of news, redacts 5 key words, and challenges you to guess them — crossword-style, with 10 shared guesses for the whole page.
How do I play?
Pick a redacted word, read its headline for context, and type your guess. Letters you place correctly stay locked in green for your next attempts. You have 10 guesses total across all 5 words — solve every word to beat the day's edition.
When does a new puzzle come out?
A new edition prints every morning at 6 AM in your local timezone, built from the previous 24 hours of real news.
Is Frontpage free? Do I need an account?
Yes, Frontpage is completely free and you don't need an account to play. Your progress is saved in your browser.
Is it like Wordle?
It's in the same family of daily word games, but with a twist: the words come from real, current news headlines, the 5 words cross each other like a crossword, and your 10 guesses are shared across the whole page. Playing it also keeps you sharp on what happened in the world yesterday.
Where do the headlines come from?
Each edition is generated from real, verifiable news published in the last 24 hours, using live web search — the same technology that powers Meriana's AI news briefings.
Frontpage by Meriana
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