Yelken

Yelken is a word puzzle — and a language teacher when you want one.

You choose the interface language and the puzzle language separately. Match them
and you get a pure word game: clues are crossword clues and review is off. Differ
them and you are in learning mode: every word you solve enters a review schedule,
returns at the right interval and settles in for good.

Three languages are ready: Turkish, English and Spanish. All nine pairings
work — learn Turkish from a Spanish interface, or solve Spanish from an
English one.

FOUR MODES

• Crossword — Place intersecting words from their clues.
• Word Hunt — Trace hidden words in the grid with your finger.
• Sailor's Knot — Find the word letter by letter; every miss tightens the noose.
• Voyage — Two ways to sail: Free Voyage is a six-port run you can lose (a
different puzzle at every port, three supplies, a boon after each one). In
Duel you play the same four ports as an online rival; the higher score takes
the trophies, and you climb the Trophy League from Harbor to Legend.

SPACED REPETITION

Every word you solve enters a review schedule. Words you know come back rarely;
words you struggle with come back often. The app works out what to ask and when.

A DAILY RHYTHM

The daily puzzle is the same for everyone and can be played once a day. Keep your
streak and the reward grows; miss a day and a streak freeze steps in.

11,400 WORDS

5,600 English words from everyday speech to academic language, spanning A1 to
B2, each with a Turkish and Spanish meaning, a definition, an example sentence
and audio — plus a 3,300-word Turkish set and a 2,500-word Spanish set with
their own crossword clues, and more than 1,600 proverbs and idioms that show
up in game mode. Every word was checked against TDK, RAE and Cambridge.

MADE YOUR WAY

• Two themes: Dark and Light — both free.
• Interface language and puzzle language are chosen separately.
• Sound, haptics, notifications and difficulty are yours to set.

NO INTERNET NEEDED

Every word lives on your device. Play on a plane, on the metro, anywhere —
only Duel and the online leaderboard need a connection.

PREMIUM

A one-time purchase: no ads, 25% off every gold price, and unlimited Free
Voyage with no tickets. No subscription.

No account needed. If you like, sign in with Apple or Google to play Duel, join
the online leaderboard and back up your progress to the cloud.

Made by Cemre Acar.