Moonshot is a free daily word game about knowing what everyone says, and what almost nobody says. Two new missions every day, one rocket, and a solar system to cross.
Most word games test what you know. Moonshot tests whether you know what other people know. Every category, from “a fruit” to “a famous soccer player,” has answers that everyone says first and answers that only a few people would ever think of. The game asks for both.
In Common vs Blue Moon you name the most popular answers under a 15-second clock, then switch to naming the rarest real answers you can think of. In The Ladder a spinner picks a rarity for you, and you have to land an answer that is exactly that rare, no more, no less. Every point you earn is distance, and your rocket flies that far: past the Moon, Mars and the gas giants, out toward the edge of the solar system.
Each category starts with a list of accepted answers, each given a rarity from our own research: how often people give that answer when asked. Once a category has been played, the live answers of every pilot that day refine the ranking, so “most common” means what players actually said, not what we guessed. Answers the game doesn’t know are logged and reviewed by a person, and good ones are added. Players also suggest new categories, and the most requested one each week becomes a mission.
A handful of answers in every category are hand-picked Blue Moons. They aren’t always the rarest answers on the list. We choose real, correct answers that almost nobody says but that someone who knows the category well can still get to: the kind that makes you say “oh, of course.” Finding one is the best moment in the game.
Fly at least one mission a day to keep your streak. Every five days in a row upgrades your rocket, from the Mk I Sparrow up to the Mk VI Blue Moon. Your passport collects stamps for every world you reach and every milestone you hit, and the hangar shows every ship you’ve earned.
Leagues are private leaderboards for friends, family or a class, and they’re free. The optional Flight Pass adds crews of up to five, who fly together on shared categories, and 1v1 duels. Half of every pass goes to She Code Africa, which teaches African girls and women to code.
Moonshot is made by an independent developer in the United States. There’s no studio behind it. The categories, answer lists, artwork and code are all made in-house, and the game is updated most weeks with new categories, seasonal skies and fixes from player feedback. It launched in 2026 and is played by thousands of pilots a day.
The game is free and supported by ads and the Flight Pass. We keep the data we collect to a minimum, you don’t need an account to play, and we never sell player information. The privacy notice spells it all out.
Questions, a missing answer, a category idea, or a problem with a purchase: email support@moonshotdailygame.com and a real person will reply, usually within a day or two.
Teachers: Moonshot works well as a class warm-up. Set up a free league for your class from the menu, and everyone plays the same two missions each day.