Word Passport

Each card shows one earlier form of the word in a real sentence, with its English below.
Put the three cards in order, oldest first: drag one onto another to swap them, or tap two.
One point for each card in the right place.
Everyone gets the same words each day, from easy to very hard, and new ones at midnight. Earlier days stay open: use the arrows beside the date.
Very hard words have three English cards a few generations apart: read the spelling closely.

The words’ histories are drafted and not yet checked against the dictionaries.

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