Fluxis Archive – Past Puzzles, Hints & Answers (The Atlantic Game)

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Looking for a specific past puzzle? Our Fluxis Archive lets you explore every game since its launch on June 17, 2025. Use the date selector at the top of the page to pick a puzzle day, and you’ll be taken straight to that day’s challenge. Each archive page includes a solver tailored to that day’s starting word and category rules, along with hints to help you link each word and close the loop.


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Fluxis is a daily word puzzle from The Atlantic that challenges players to create a loop of three connected words. Each word must start with the last letter of the previous one, follow specific category rules—such as being adjectives, having no repeated letters, or alternating vowels and consonants—and the final word must loop back to the starting word. This unique blend of wordplay and strategy tests vocabulary and pattern recognition. New puzzles drop every day at midnight EDT, offering a fresh challenge for word lovers who enjoy a clever, category-based twist on classic word-chaining games.

Below is a complete list of all past Fluxis rules, updated regularly. Revisit each Fluxis puzzle from June 17, 2025, to today!

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June 2026
  • Fluxis, June 6, 2026

    Categories: More vowels than consonants, Exactly 3 consonants, Double letters

  • Fluxis, June 5, 2026

    Categories: More vowels than consonants, Exactly 5 consonants, Exactly 3 vowels

  • Fluxis, June 4, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 5 vowels, Exactly 2 consonants, Double letters

  • Fluxis, June 3, 2026

    Categories: Even number of letters, Odd number of letters, 9 letters

  • Fluxis, June 2, 2026

    Categories: More consonants than vowels, Exactly 1 vowel, All consonants different

  • Fluxis, June 1, 2026

    Categories: More consonants than vowels, All consonants different, Exactly 3 consonants

May 2026
  • Fluxis, May 31, 2026

    Categories: Double letters, Even number of letters, Nouns

  • Fluxis, May 30, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 2 vowels, 7 letters, More vowels than consonants

  • Fluxis, May 29, 2026

    Categories: Odd number of letters, More vowels than consonants, Double letters

  • Fluxis, May 28, 2026

    Categories: First half of alphabet only, More vowels than consonants, Double letters

  • Fluxis, May 27, 2026

    Categories: Nouns, More consonants than vowels, Odd number of letters

  • Fluxis, May 26, 2026

    Categories: Alternating vowel-consonant, Odd number of letters, More vowels than consonants

  • Fluxis, May 25, 2026

    Categories: No repeated letters, All consonants different, 6 letters

  • Fluxis, May 24, 2026

    Categories: Double letters, Adjectives, Nouns

  • Fluxis, May 23, 2026

    Categories: Even number of letters, Exactly 5 consonants, All consonants different

  • Fluxis, May 22, 2026

    Categories: Nouns, No repeated letters, Odd number of letters

  • Fluxis, May 21, 2026

    Categories: More consonants than vowels, All consonants different, No repeated letters

  • Fluxis, May 20, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 2 'M's, No repeated letters, More consonants than vowels

  • Fluxis, May 19, 2026

    Categories: Odd number of letters, Nouns, Exactly 4 consonants

  • Fluxis, May 18, 2026

    Categories: Adjectives, Even number of letters, All consonants different

  • Fluxis, May 17, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 1 vowel, Alternating vowel-consonant, First half of alphabet only

  • Fluxis, May 16, 2026

    Categories: First half of alphabet only, Even number of letters, Alternating vowel-consonant

  • Fluxis, May 15, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 2 'R's, Alternating vowel-consonant, Double letters

  • Fluxis, May 14, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 2 consonants, Double letters, Adjectives

  • Fluxis, May 13, 2026

    Categories: Odd number of letters, All consonants different, Exactly 3 consonants

  • Fluxis, May 12, 2026

    Categories: Alternating vowel-consonant, More consonants than vowels, Adjectives

  • Fluxis, May 11, 2026

    Categories: Adjectives, Exactly 2 'A's, Exactly 1 vowel

  • Fluxis, May 10, 2026

    Categories: More vowels than consonants, Odd number of letters, Exactly 3 consonants

  • Fluxis, May 9, 2026

    Categories: More vowels than consonants, Double letters, Even number of letters

  • Fluxis, May 8, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 1 vowel, Nouns, More vowels than consonants

  • Fluxis, May 7, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 2 'I's, More vowels than consonants, Nouns

  • Fluxis, May 6, 2026

    Categories: More vowels than consonants, Exactly 5 vowels, Exactly 4 consonants

  • Fluxis, May 5, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 1 vowel, More vowels than consonants, Even number of letters

  • Fluxis, May 4, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 2 consonants, Alternating vowel-consonant, More consonants than vowels

  • Fluxis, May 3, 2026

    Categories: Odd number of letters, More consonants than vowels, Adjectives

  • Fluxis, May 2, 2026

    Categories: Alternating vowel-consonant, All consonants different, 5 letters

  • Fluxis, May 1, 2026

    Categories: Exactly 2 consonants, Odd number of letters, Even number of letters

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