Serai
A WORD GAME FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Find your words on the Silk Road
Read a word in your language, then swipe its translation through a board of letters. A few minutes a day, about 8,000 words from beginner to mastery.
How it works
No timer, no typing. Just you, a clue and a board full of letters.
Read the clue
Each clue is a word in your language. Its translation hides on the board.
Swipe around corners
Slide your finger through the letters. Words bend left, right, up and down.
Clear the board
Every letter belongs to exactly one word. Find them all and the board is clear.
Made for the long journey
Daily Hunt
One new board every day, the same for everyone.
Words come back
Spaced review brings each word back just before you would forget it.
Start at your level
A three-minute placement test finds where to begin, from A1 to C2.
Yours alone
No account, no ads, no tracking. Your progress stays on your iPhone.
Nine languages, any direction
Learn from the language you speak into any of the others. Chinese and Korean fill one character or syllable per cell, with pinyin once you find a word.
- EnglishEnglish
- DeutschGerman
- РусскийRussian
- FrançaisFrench
- ҚазақшаKazakh
- ČeštinaCzech
- EspañolSpanish
- 中文Chinese
- 한국어Korean
From Wayfarer to Keeper of the Serai
Pass a level and earn its badge, from your first serai to the keeper of the caravanserai. Every badge is also a Game Center achievement.
EXPEDITION · ONE-TIME PURCHASE
The Taklamakan Crossing
Ready for more? Instead of the translation, the clue becomes a short description. Work out the word, then find it on the board.