How to play English Quest

Spell a word from its clue, then follow eight everyday words along one star map to the trophy, and see a real Beginner run.

Watch the board, try each question before its answer appears, then see a real run of the game. Every word, meaning and number comes from the game itself. Narration and examples use General American English, synthesized with the Andrew voice.

General American English. The narration and the spoken examples are synthesized with Microsoft Azure Speech, the Andrew voice. No music. Captions are available. About our audio.

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  1. Six letters, starts with C. A dark drink made from roasted beans.
  2. Spoken example: coffee
  3. Spoken example: coffee
  4. Type it with one f, and that coffee costs you a heart.
  5. That's Spelling, one stop on a star map of eight words.
  6. Stop one is a picture bonus. Which word fits the clue?
  7. Spoken example: water
  8. Then pick each word's meaning, and match words to meanings.
  9. Rescue a sentence by typing its missing word.
  10. Spoken example: table
  11. Then spell them all, and beat the Nemesis.
  12. Three hearts. A miss costs one, and that word comes back.
  13. Four right in a row doubles your points, and eight triples them.
  14. Here's a real quest, on Beginner.
  15. Can you beat it?
  16. Eight words, one star map, one trophy.
  17. Play English Quest, free.

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