Why guess and match?

Updated: Feb 24, 2025

Brain games are fun, short games that train your memory, focus and cognitive function. They can help with memory, reduce the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's, improve attention span, increase reaction time, and enhance mental agility.

Besides a brain workout and memory test, there are more reasons to play GuessAndMatch. Guessing is one of our core instincts and this game may help hone this skill. To bolster our argument, we like to quote these notable people on art and science of guessing.


❝ A lucky guess is never merely luck. There is always some talent in it.❞
— Jane Austen


❝ Sometimes guessing is the best you can do. In the real world, we guess all the time and it serves us well.❞
— Usama Fayyad


❝ Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.❞
— Hank Aaron


❝ The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side of the hill.❞
— Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington


❝ Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.❞
— Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist


❝ A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.❞
— Rudyard Kipling


❝ Your guess is as good as mine.❞
— Proverb


❝ Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.❞
— Scott Adams


❝ I like to keep people guessing.❞
— Jerry West


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Uniquely challenging puzzle games that test your memory and deduction skills. Guess a hidden name, word or sequence in seven tries using multifaceted clues.

How good is your memory?


❝ A lucky guess is never merely luck. There is always some talent in it.❞ — Jane Austen said that.


Sharpen your memory with our browser based puzzle games like Ravel, TimeLine and Wordess. At GuessAndMatch, you are both the puzzle-maker and puzzle-solver. Each guess you make, can bring you closer to the match or further deepen the mystery. After few tries you will have a puzzle at your hand that is either a guess away from unraveling or too entangled to be solved. Our advice - guess wisely.


Ravel Game Ravel

Ravel is the ultimate name guessing game. Pick a topic and we'll randomly pick a mystery name from that topic. Guess using match clues until you unravel the mystery.


TimeLine

Correcty arrange the world events by event year from earliest to latest. Use your memory and deduction skills to guess the correct timeline order in 7 tries.


Wordess Word Game Wordess

Wordess is a unique word guessing game. Guess the word in 7 tries, before you receive 7 eggs (in Play mode). Play Wordess with 5-letter words or 5-letter verbs. More versions available.


Emplace

Order! Order! Order the listed items by specified measure. Use your memory and deduction skills to arrange the items in correct ascending order in 7 moves.


Clues

Each guess would reveal some clues. Use these clues for eliminations and deductions to narrow down to possible match.

Guess The Car

The Egg

You can't just ignore the clues. Eggs would show up if you don't heed the clues. Avoid getting many, or any egg, if you want to show off.

Guess The Team

Daily Challenges

With a daily game, you get to guess a different name everyday. Come back everyday to guess the country, guess the movie, guess the NBA team and many more. We have a big collection of daily games.


Memory Games

GuessAndMatch offers memory puzzle games. Whether you start with a lucky guess or educated guess, you would need to utilize your memory and deduction skills in order to match.

First guess is easy but each next guess would seem like it's there in back of your head, almost on the tip of your tongue except it won't come out correct. You could be scratching your head, like trying to put together all clues in a murder mystery but alas you would keep picking the wrong guy. It's a taxing, vexing and uniquely challenging memory game.

You can always quit and start a new game.

Guess The Car
Difficulty Levels

GuessAndMatch is designed to challenge your memory. Use Practice level to get a hang of it before you jump to Play or Pro levels. Keep an eye on your stats and leaderboard to track your progress.

  • Level 1 - Practice
    Warm up your game in Practice mode - you can make max 10 clue errors(eggs) for a max score of 10 points.
  • Level 2 - Play
    Switch to Play mode for a max score of 100 points. You can make max 7 clue errors.
  • Level 3 - Pro
    Try the Pro mode for the most challenging gameplay. Score up to 1000 points but you lose as soon as you make any clue error.
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Guess Why?

Whether you are competitive or just play for fun - playing memory puzzle games, like Ravel, TimeLine and Wordess, can help boost your memory and concentration (with enough repetitions).

  • Test your memory
  • Improve analytical skills
  • Enhance your concentration
  • Check your knowledge
  • Challenge your mind
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Try It Out

Get started with this US State puzzle - 3 guesses are already made. Can you match the mystery State?

Can you guess this US State?
Guess This US State


Diverse Topics

GuessAndMatch game is available on many topics, ranging from science to sports to geography to history to popular culture and more. Test your memory level on a familiar topics.

Guess and match a top rated movie or a marvel superhero or a world country or a baseball team or even a programming language. Guess the word with Wordess, play puzzles, trivia or news quiz. Play daily or anytime. Plenty more topics to guess and match.

Questions? Check out FAQs.


Guessing Trivia

Solving something on your own delivers a special kind of joy - it's like finding a hidden treasure with your instincts. That "aha!" moment hits differently when it's all you who figures it out. It's not just satisfying - it's empowering.

Our unique Trivia game offers you that thrilling moment. You get 7 attempts to figure out the answer using the GuessAndMatch clues.

Play thousands of trivia questions on many topics. Warm up with picture trivia, take a general knowledge trivia or play specific topics like American Presidents, Famous Quotes or City Nicknames.


Face-off

Games are funs with friends, especially if you beat'em 😉. Challenge your friends to a GuessAndMatch face-off. All players gets the same name to guess. Compare scores to see who guessed it better.

Look for a 'Face-off with a friend' button on each game. You'll get a face-off link to share with others.

Face-off with a Friend
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