Typo Hunt is a free daily proofreading game. Every day you get three short office messages: a note about the printer, a reminder about a meeting, a memo from the team lead. A few words in them are misspelled. Tap every typo. The counter shows how many are hidden in the three messages together, and a tap on a correctly spelled word costs 5 seconds. Monday has short messages and 3 typos. Friday has long messages and 8.
No sign-up and nothing to install. It runs in your browser on a computer or a phone, and your progress is saved on your device.
- Tap the typos. A caught typo turns green and shows the right spelling next to the wrong one.
- Two kinds of mistake. Two letters have changed places, or one letter was typed twice. These are the slips that fast typing really produces.
- Read, do not skim. The brain reads what it expects. A wrong tap costs 5 seconds, so slow down and look at each word.
- Stuck? The lightbulb makes one typo glow.
How to play Typo Hunt
- Read the first message word by word.
- Tap a word that is spelled wrong. It turns green and shows the correction.
- Work through all three messages until the counter is full.
- Your time is your result. Each wrong tap adds 5 seconds.
What you see
| Part | What it means |
|---|---|
| Message card | One office message with its subject line. The subject has no typos. |
| Green word | A typo you caught. The crossed-out version is how it was written. |
| Glowing word | A typo shown by a hint. |
| Typos found | How many you have caught, next to the total of the day. |
| Wrong taps | Taps on words that were spelled correctly. Each one costs 5 seconds. |
Tips for proofreading
- Read slowly, almost aloud. Typos survive because we read whole words by their shape.
- Look inside long words. Swapped letters hide in the middle, as in “meetnig” or “repotrs”.
- Watch for double letters. “Printter” and “offfice” look almost right at a glance.
- Read from the end. Going through a sentence backwards breaks the flow and makes each word stand alone. Professional proofreaders do this.
- Use the counter. When it says one typo is left, go back to the longest words first.
How the week gets harder
| Day | Messages | Words to read | Typos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 3 short ones | 23 to 30 | 3 |
| Tuesday | 3 | 27 to 35 | 4 |
| Wednesday | 3 | 35 to 45 | 6 |
| Thursday | 3 | 50 to 62 | 7 |
| Friday | 3 long ones | 63 to 80 | 8 |
Saturday plays like a Wednesday and Sunday like a Tuesday.
Frequently asked questions
Is Typo Hunt free?
Yes. There is no account, no download and no paywall.
What counts as a typo here?
A word in which two neighboring letters have changed places, or in which one letter was typed twice. There are no grammar mistakes and no missing commas to find.
Are British and American spellings a problem?
No. The messages use American spelling, and a typo is always a plain typing slip, never a spelling variant.
Why does a wrong tap cost time?
So that tapping every word is not a way to win. The 5 seconds reward careful reading.
Do the messages repeat?
The messages come from a pool of 70, so a message returns after a while. The typos are placed anew each day.
When do the new messages appear?
At midnight in your local time.
Can I play earlier days?
Yes. Open the calendar button at the top of the game and pick any day from the past eight weeks.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Tap a word with your finger. The lines are spaced wide so that words are easy to hit.
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