Guess the Phrase & Proverbs4.1.0 - App Store

This is a words-guessing puzzle game where you find phrases by guessing which letters and words are in the mystery phrase. You can learn the meanings of various English language proverbs and idioms, while playing the game.

The game-play is similar to the classic Hangman game, but with proverbs, idioms, wise-sayings and famous quotes. You're presented with a fill-in-the-blank letters, along with alphabet letters in keyboard grids, which you can choose to fill in the blanks. Complete the mystery phrase and proverbs by guessing which letters are on it.

Tap on a letter and if the letter is in the phrase, it will be placed in the appropriate position (or positions if the letter appear in multiple places). If the letter isn't in the phrase, then you lost a guess. Keep trying. You have a limited number of guesses, so try to complete the phrase without running out of guesses. If you fail to guess the phrase, don't worry, retrying is just one easy button away. The game also has trivia element because the player is given a clue for the phrase that they need to guess.

Don't know where to start guessing? The clue area which describes the meaning of the phrase to help you get started. There's also a hint button which will reveal a letter from the phrase.

Features:
- 1000+ phrases and proverbs to solve in a fun guessing-game format.
- Clean and beautiful user interface.
- Several different themes to suit your preferences, from modern, minimalist, to classic.
- Phrase list screen, containing a list of the phrases that you have solved, along with their meanings. This is like a mini-dictionary of phrases which can be handy as a reference.
- A "Favorite" section, so you can mark your favorite phrases and proverbs and view to them later.
- No reason to get stuck in a puzzle because you can always retry the puzzle, or use the hint option.
- Exercise your brain while improving English vocabulary, and sharpen your language skill.
- Discover and rekindle various popular proverbs and idioms.

Hints:
- Use the clue/meaning section as it may give you some ideas of what words are in the phrase.
- If you are not sure where to start guessing, one strategy is to start with common letters, such as 'A,' 'E,' or 'I' because they tend to appear in more English words.
- You can often reveal enough letters to guess one or more words even if you aren't familiar with the full phrase. The words become clearer as you reveal more letters.

This app uses American-English (and in some cases Britain-English) vocabulary. The proverbs and phrases are all in English (with occasional Old English words). If you're not an English speaker or if you're learning English, the app might be a fun and educational activity to enhance your vocabulary and improve your knowledge of proverbs and idioms.

Marvel at the skillful and beautiful use of words of whoever invented these proverbs and idioms. Discover the meanings of various popular proverbs and idioms, so that you know what they mean the next time you hear or read them. Learn proverbs and idioms and their meanings while solving puzzles. Be intrigued by wise-words from the past and present. Or just play the game and have fun.

We hope you enjoy the game!

Version History Version 4.0.8:
Fixed a rare user-interface bug. Also adjusted user-interface elements to look good on various device form-factors.

Version 4.0.2:
Fixed a small bug where the hint button sometimes requires multiple clicks to respond.

Version 4.0.0:
- More phrases have been added.
- More themes have been added.
- Option to use AZERTY keyboard layout (in addition to the existing ABCD and QWERTY layout).
- Bug fixes and improvements. 4.1.0 Mar 28 Version 4.0.2:
Fixed a small bug where the hint button sometimes requires multiple clicks to respond.

Version 4.0.0:
- More phrases have been added.
- More themes have been added.
- Option to use AZERTY keyboard layout (in addition to the existing ABCD and QWERTY layout).
- Bug fixes and improvements. 4.0.2 Mar 22 - Many more phrases have been added.
- More themes have been added.
- Bug fixes and improvements. 4.0.0 Mar 22 - More content.
- Improvements and enhancements. 3.1.4 05/14/2025 - More phrases.
- Bug fixes.
Previous update:
- Additional themes for the game-screen.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
- Option to use QWRTY keyboard layout. 2.4.8 01/02/2024 - More phrases.
- Additional themes for the game-screen.
- Bug fixes and improvements. 2.4.5 01/02/2024 - More phrases have been added.
- Bug fixes and enhancements.
- User-interface improvements. 2.2.3 01/30/2023 - Fixed some typos and clarified some words.
- Updated SDKs and libraries. 1.5.2 12/07/2020 1.0.5 12/19/2018