The idea
Twenty letter fragments spell five keyword answers: two or three of them, filled out with bonus words, build a sentence one find at a time — and all five also share a hidden theme, revealed only once every keyword is found, the way the original Quartiles works.
The goal Find the five keywords, complete the sentence and reveal the hidden theme.
How to play
Animated example
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Combine fragments
The board holds twenty letter fragments. Select 1 to 4 of them, in order, to spell a word, then submit it.
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Find the 5 keywords
Every puzzle hides five keywords made of four fragments each. Find them all to reveal the hidden theme they share.
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Complete the sentence
Two or three keywords, plus a few shorter words built from the same fragments, make up the sentence shown below the board.
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Climb the ranks
Each word scores points by its number of fragments. Find every bonus word to rise from Novice to Master.
Good to know
- Shuffle the fragments to see the board differently.
- A hint reveals one keyword (no points); Reveal shows the whole puzzle.
- Your best score is saved for each puzzle.
Why “Tisserray”?
The name echoes the French phrase tissé serré, “tightly woven”. First, it’s what you do in the game: you fit letter fragments together to weave a word, then weave those words into a sentence that reveals itself bit by bit. It’s also a Quebec expression: a tissé serré (or tricoté serré) group is a close-knit family or community whose members know and support one another. Just like the five keywords: what binds them only shows once every one of them has been found.