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How to play Guess the animal

A mystery animal is hidden behind a blurred picture. Type an animal and the tiles tell you what it has in common with the answer — class, diet, habitat, where it lives and how heavy it is. The picture gets sharper with every guess.

How a round works

  1. Type any animal and pick it from the suggestions.
  2. The tiles compare your guess with the mystery animal: green is a match, amber is close, arrows point toward the answer.
  3. The case file keeps score of everything you have proved. The picture sharpens after each guess.

The clues

Questions

How many animals can come up?
121 animals can be guessed, so rounds rarely repeat.
What do the colors mean?
Green means that detail matches the answer exactly. Amber means it is close: a shared value, the same continent or a number within 25%. Arrows point toward the answer — up means the answer is bigger or later.
What is the case file?
The panel next to the picture collects everything your guesses have proved about the mystery animal: details you have matched, values you have ruled out and the range a number must be in.
What if I cannot spell the animal?
Start typing and pick from the suggestions. They tolerate typos, so a misspelled animal still turns up.
How many guesses do I get?
8. The picture of the answer gets sharper after each wrong guess.
Is Guezzle free?
Yes. Every game is free, with no account, no download and no limit on how many rounds you play.
Where are my stats saved?
Your streaks and scores stay in this browser on this device. Nothing is sent to a server.

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