What the search is usually asking for
A word bridge puzzle shows two clues and asks for the word that sits between them. Some games require a strict compound or a stock phrase, so only one string is correct. This site is semantic word association: the word has to meet every clue in meaning, more than one answer can score, and a near miss still earns points. Where a public page does not say how attempts, hints, or login work, the table says “unknown”. Checked against each site's own page on 2026-11-11.
| Game | Rule | Attempts | Hints | Free / login | Daily or unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trilogy | Missing middle word for two compounds or phrases | Three guesses | 3 lifeline assists; each fills a random missing letter | unknown | Timer and streak shown |
| Middleman | Missing middle word for a compound or phrase on both sides | unknown | unknown | unknown | Daily |
| Word Bridge | One middle word that makes a familiar word or phrase with both sides | Three | A clue after the first miss | Free, no download; login unknown | Daily |
| ChainIt | Vertical chain; first letter shown; compound or association; one accepted word per blank | unknown | Next letter, and the score drops | Free in the browser; no account needed | Daily |
| Rechain | Fill four hidden words between a start word and an end word; neighbors form compounds | unknown | Reveals, which affect the score | Free; account optional | Daily, midnight local time |
| ChainWhich | Each pair in the chain forms a compound or phrase | Three | 2 hints: the first removes a decoy, the second reveals a word | Free; no account required | Daily |
| Connections | Group sixteen words into four categories of four | Four mistakes | unknown | Free in the browser; login unknown | Daily |
| chainle.io | Middle word; three two-word bridges, one three-word bridge, one closest connection | One guess a round | unknown | unknown | Daily, with an archive of past days |
| Chainle.me (our site) | Semantic link across one, two, or three clues; several answers can score | One accepted guess a round; invalid words do not spend it | No answer hint | Free, no login | Daily at 00:00 UTC, plus unlimited practice |
Trilogy
Find the missing middle word that joins the two sides into two compound words or common phrases. The page shows three lives, a timer, and a streak.
Middleman
A word-pair bridge: the missing middle word has to complete a compound or phrase on both sides. Listed on Listdle. The play link goes to ramimgaming.itch.io. The page title calls it a daily puzzle.
Word Bridge
Bludle’s Word Bridge asks for one middle word that makes a familiar word or phrase with both outer words. Three attempts, and a clue appears after the first miss.
ChainIt
Puzzlit’s ChainIt gives the top word and the first letter of each blank. Each link is a compound or an association, and each blank has one accepted word. A hint reveals the next letter and lowers the day’s score.
Rechain
Connect a start word to an end word by filling four hidden words. Neighboring words have to form a compound or phrase. Feedback is green, yellow, or gray, and past puzzles sit in an archive.
ChainWhich
Build a chain in which each pair of words forms a compound or phrase, with a few attempts and optional hints. The same site also offers message, letter, and ladder puzzles.
Connections
The New York Times game groups sixteen words into four categories of four. It is a category sort, not a missing-middle bridge. One puzzle a day, with four mistakes allowed.
chainle.io
A separate daily word chain, not affiliated with Chainle.me. The public page says: find the middle word, five rounds a day, one guess a round. Its own example is pizza and pasta linked by tomato. Each round is up to 1,000 points, 5,000 in all. Past days stay in an archive. Login is not stated.
Chainle.me — our site
This is our site. One word links the clues, several answers can score, and the score is semantic closeness rather than a strict compound. Five rounds a day, an explained archive after the UTC day ends, unlimited practice, free, and no login.
How to choose
- Strict missing-middle compounds: Trilogy, Middleman, or Word Bridge.
- Longer compound chains: ChainIt, Rechain, or ChainWhich.
- Four groups of four words: Connections. A scored word association with several accepted answers: this site.
More about Chainle
The rules are on how to play Chainle.
Is Chainle the same game as chainle.io, Wordle, or Connections?
Is Chainle the same as chainle.io?
No. chainle.io is a different site. Chainle.me is a fan-made word game, not chainle.io.
Is Chainle the same as Wordle?
No. Wordle is a five-letter reconstruction. Chainle.me asks for a word that links the clues by meaning, and more than one answer can score.
Is Chainle the same as Connections?
No. Connections sorts sixteen words into four categories. Chainle.me is a word bridge, not a group sort.
Checked on 2026-11-11.