How Cribbage Word of the Day works
A handful of cribbage hands, dealt one at a time. Count the hand and type the letter its score spells — 1 pt is an A, 12 pts is an L, on up to 24 pts = X. Put them in order and you have the day’s word.
The chart is on screen the whole time, so this is a counting race, not a memory test. The clock starts when you press Start and a wrong letter costs you 10 seconds — so count it, don’t guess it. Stuck on one hand? “Come back to this one” rotates it to the back.
19, 25 and 26 points are impossible in cribbage, so S, Y and Z never appear. Everyone gets the same word, and the board ranks by time. Your first solve of the day is the one that counts — a retake won’t replace it.
Solving it faster
- Count every hand in the same order — fifteens, then pairs, then runs, then flush and nobs. A routine is quicker than hunting.
- A wrong letter costs ten seconds, which is longer than a recount. If a hand looks odd, count it twice.
- Use the word. Once you have three or four letters, the rest often narrows to one or two possible counts.
Common questions
Which letter is which score?
Count through the alphabet: 1 point is A, 2 is B, 3 is C, and so on up to 24 points for X.
Why are there never any S, Y or Z?
They would need hands worth 19, 25 and 26 points, and no cribbage hand can score those.
More free cribbage puzzles
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