Rowlock

Puzzle

0:00+10s

No clues. Just the crossings.

Each row is a word with its letters shuffled. Tap them in order to spell it. Every column has to end up a word too, and that's how you tell which word a row should be.

Penalties (seconds added to your time)

Spelling a real word that breaks a column
+10
Spelling a real word the columns can't rule out yet
+3
Dragging a letter or the ? to the wrong square
+3
Naming the missing letter wrong
+3
Hint, then revealing that row
+10, +20

Tapping is always free, and so is spelling something that isn't a word. Each of the first four counts as a slip.

The puzzle is timed. A ? is a missing letter you fill in. Circled squares hide a bonus word for the end.