Scrutix is a calm game. Nothing in it is timed, counted or punished. You look for the words for as long as you like.
Drag, or tap twice
To select a word, drag your finger from its first letter to its last letter. If dragging across many squares is hard, tap the first letter, then tap the last letter. Tapping the same letter again cancels the selection.
A word you find is crossed out in the list Words to find and marked in the grid with its colour. The top of the screen counts the words found, for example "4 of 15 words found".
A wrong selection just disappears
If the letters you select are not a word on the list, the selection simply goes away. There is no error sound and no penalty. You were looking, you were not wrong.
No timer, no score, nothing to lose
There is no clock, no score, no lives and no streak to keep. A grid ends only one way: Grid complete, when every word is found. If you leave a grid halfway, Resume on the home screen opens it where you left it.
The home screen counts your Grids completed. That is the only number in the game.
