Lexigo answers — today's word chain and full archive
Every Lexigo word chain solution, with all five clues per day, letter analysis, and the chain pattern where each answer's last letter starts the next. Updated daily.
Today's Lexigo
Today's full word chain — tap to view
All five Lexigo clues solved for May 13, 2026, with the complete word chain and letter-by-letter breakdown.
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About Lexigo
Lexigo is a daily word chain puzzle published by Australian newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, and WAtoday. Each puzzle gives you five clues that resolve into a connected word chain, where every answer's last letter becomes the first letter of the next answer.
The puzzle launched in 2022 and has become one of the most popular daily word games among Australian solvers. It's free to play through the official newspaper apps and websites. Each daily puzzle takes most players 3–7 minutes to complete.
This archive contains every published Lexigo solution, with the full chain visualization, letter analysis for each answer, and per-clue detail pages so you can search for a specific clue you're stuck on.
How to play Lexigo
Open Lexigo on the SMH site (or any of the partner papers' apps).
Read the first clue. Type your answer using the on-screen keyboard or your physical keyboard. Each letter goes into a tile slot.
When you submit a correct answer, the puzzle reveals the last letter of that word as the starting letter of the next clue. So if your first answer ends in T, the second answer will start with T.
Continue through all five clues in the chain. Each answer is a common English word, typically 4–8 letters.
Solve all five to complete the daily puzzle. A new chain unlocks every day.
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Strategy & tips
Read ahead
Glance at the next clue first
Lexigo doesn't lock the next clue until you solve the current one, but you can usually see what's coming. If the next clue's first letter narrows your options, plan your current answer around it.
Letter count matters
Use the tile count as a hint
The number of empty tiles tells you exactly how many letters the answer has. A 4-letter word with starting letter S and clue "jump" is almost certainly SKIP or SOAR, not a longer synonym.
Common endings
Many answers end in vowels or common consonants
Answers ending in E, S, T, R, N, or D are most common. If you're choosing between two synonyms, pick the one whose last letter is a common chain-starter.
When stuck
Skip and come back
If a clue stumps you, skip the puzzle's prompts and instead think about what 4–7 letter word starts with your forced first letter. The clue is often a definition or synonym, but sometimes it's a phrase — like "goes with bread" for BUTTER.
Australian English
Watch for Aussie spellings
Lexigo is published by Australian papers, so spellings follow Australian English: COLOUR, FAVOUR, CENTRE, RECOGNISE. American solvers should switch their mental dictionary.
Use this site
Search a specific clue
If you've seen a clue before but can't remember the answer, use the search bar at the top of our homepage. We index every Lexigo clue across all dates, so you can jump straight to a verified answer.
Frequently asked questions
What is today's Lexigo answer?
The full word chain for today's Lexigo (May 13, 2026) is on the daily archive page, with all five clues solved and the letter-by-letter chain visualization.
What is Lexigo?
Lexigo is a daily word chain puzzle where you solve five connected clues in sequence. Each answer's last letter becomes the first letter of the next answer, forming a chain.
It's published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, and WAtoday — all Australian Nine Entertainment papers — and free to play through their websites and apps.
How many clues are in a Lexigo puzzle?
Each daily Lexigo has five clues. They're connected as a chain: clue 1's answer ends with the same letter that clue 2's answer starts with, and so on through all five.
Answers are typically 4–8 letters long, mostly common English words.
When does the new Lexigo release?
A new Lexigo is published daily. The exact rollover time depends on the publisher's site (typically midnight Australian Eastern Standard Time).
We post the verified word list shortly after each new puzzle goes live, so it's available for solvers in any time zone.
Is Lexigo free to play?
Yes — Lexigo is free on the official sites (smh.com.au, theage.com.au, etc.). You don't need a subscription to play the daily puzzle.
The papers do limit access to their archive of past puzzles unless you're a subscriber. This site indexes the answer to every past Lexigo as a free reference.
Are answers in American or British/Australian English?
Lexigo uses Australian English spelling. That means COLOUR (not COLOR), FAVOUR, CENTRE, RECOGNISE, ORGANISE, and so on.
American solvers used to Wordle's American spellings should adjust their guesses accordingly. Our verified answers always match the official Australian-English version.
Can I search for a specific clue?
Yes — use the search bar at the top of the AppWalkthrough homepage. We index every Lexigo clue across all dates, so you can type the clue text and jump directly to the answer.
Each clue also has its own permanent page with the answer and links to the full chain it appeared in.
Are these answers official?
No. AppWalkthrough is an independent site. Lexigo is a registered puzzle of Nine Entertainment Co., and we're not affiliated with the publisher.
We solve and verify each daily puzzle ourselves before publishing.