Lexo Frequently Asked Questions

• How many words are there?
• How were the words in Lexo selected?
• What’s the difference between a hard word and an easy word?
• What can I do if I get stuck on a word?
• How many possible answers are there for each mixed-up word?
• Will I see the same word over and over again when I’m playing Lexo?
• What happens when I solve all the words? Does this mean I can’t play any more?

How many words are there?

Lexo contains 4000 words, manually reviewed and graded into 3 difficulty levels. There are 1500 Easy words, 1500 Medium words and 1000 Hard words. Lexo LE contains 400 words, of which 200 are Easy words, 100 are Medium and 100 are Hard.

How were the words in Lexo selected?

Lexo’s words were selected from a variety of sources, including the work of great writers in the public domain alongside more everyday sources. Each word was manually reviewed to ensure Lexo provides a varied challenge including commonplace and more unusual words.

What’s the difference between a hard word and an easy word?

Hard words are a lot more difficult to solve than easy words! Seriously, hard words tend to be longer (9 or 10 letters long) and / or more unusual. Easy words are usually only 5 or 6 letters long and more commonplace.

What can I do if I get stuck on a word?

If you get stuck, you can always press the Pass button to move on to a new word. A preference in the game options sets whether such passed words are revealed. This is a great way to learn new words and recognise them the next time they’re played.

How many possible answers are there for each mixed-up word?

There’s only one answer for each mixed up word. When we chose the words we compared them with a list of approximately 90,000 possible anagrams. Any word whose letters could be used to make up another word exactly was automatically removed during the selection process.

Will I see the same word over and over again when I’m playing Lexo?

Only if you don’t manage to solve it. Lexo tracks the words you solve and avoids repeating a solved word. This also means you can challenge yourself to complete all the words in the game or at a particular difficulty level.

What happens when I solve all the words? Does this mean I can’t play any more?

No. When you complete all the words at a particular difficulty level, all the words at that level are put back into play.