Bananagrams Online

Build a connected crossword from your tiles.

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About Bananagrams Online

Bananagrams Online is a free, browser-based word puzzle inspired by the classic Bananagrams tile game. You start with 21 random letter tiles and race the clock to arrange every one of them into a single connected crossword. Words can run left-to-right or top-to-bottom, must be at least three letters, and have to appear in the English dictionary — no proper nouns, abbreviations, or slang.

Drag tiles or tap to select and place them on the 17×17 board. Stuck on a letter? Use Dump to swap one tile for three fresh ones from the bunch. Tiles that aren't part of a valid word turn red so you can spot the problem at a glance. The game ends the moment every tile on your rack is placed into a fully valid, connected grid — your final time, score, and word count are tallied so you can share the result.

Quick guide

How to Play

Race to build a personal crossword using all your tiles. When the bunch runs out, first to finish wins.

Animated guide showing a tile moving from the rack to the board, forming CAT, then peeling a new tile.
  1. Split! Flip your tiles and start building immediately — no turns.
  2. Build your grid. Words must read left-to-right or top-to-bottom. All tiles must connect into one crossword — no floating groups.
  3. Peel. Used every rack tile in a valid grid? Hit Peel — draw 1 tile from the bunch.
  4. Dump. Stuck on a tile? Return it to the bunch, draw 3 new ones. No limit — but needs 3 tiles in the bunch.
  5. Bananas! When the bunch runs out, be the first to place every tile into a valid, connected grid and win.

Valid words: real dictionary words, at least 3 letters. No proper nouns, abbreviations, or slang.
Bananas!

You finished!

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