Welcome!
Welcome!
Kokomo is a free collection of daily Icelandic word games and puzzles — a fun, low-pressure way to learn Icelandic. Everything is in Icelandic (that is exactly what makes it good practice), and a new puzzle appears every day. The main site is in Icelandic; this page is an English guide for learners.
Learn the Icelandic you can use on your first day. Five short steps mix listening, speaking, word order and everyday conversations.
Orðagisk — guess the 5-letter word in 6 tries
Fjórgisk — solve four words at once
Tengjur — sort 16 words into four groups
Orðasalat — find hidden themed words
Strendur — find the hidden theme words
Stafabý — make words from 7 letters
Stafakassi — use all the letters in a word chain
Stafarugl — unscramble the letters (great for beginners)
Hengimann — guess the word letter by letter
Orðakeðja — change one letter at a time
Orðabrú — find the bridging word
Kenningar — guess what Old Norse skaldic metaphors mean
Minnisspil — match each kenning with its meaning
Stuðlar — pick the word that alliterates correctly
Dulmál — crack the code to reveal a hidden Icelandic proverb
Orðasmiðja — build compound words from parts
Stafsetning — pick the right letter, with the meaning shown
Beygjan — decline nouns into the right case
Hamskipti — hop from word to word through shared inflections, a daily puzzle unique to Icelandic
Málshættir — the Icelandic proverb of the day
Krossgáta — 5×5, simple words for learners
Krossgáta — 7×7, 9×9 and 13×13
Leynilega lundagátan — weekly Icelandic cryptic crossword
The Secret Puffin Puzzle (Leynilega lundagátan) is a weekly Icelandic cryptic crossword, where every clue hides both a definition and a wordplay trick. For advanced learners it is the deep end of the pool.
Súdoku — three difficulty levels
Mahjong solitaire — match the free tiles
Vaffla — swap letters to fix the word grid
Nörðla — guess the hidden equation in 6 tries
Drottningar — one queen per row, column and region
Tvennur — merge the tiles to reach 2048
Myndagáta — fill the grid to reveal a picture
Lundaleit — find the hidden objects in the scene
Hringferðin — swipe the letter wheel to fill crosswords and travel Iceland's ring road, level by level
Dýflissan — descend five floors, level up, meet creatures from Icelandic folklore and defeat the Night Troll guarding the treasure
Pysjuflug — guide the puffling past the town lights to the sea
Snjókast Lunda — turn-based snowball battle, vs. the computer or two players on one phone
A classic Icelandic card game vs. the computer
Icelandic Speed / Spit vs. the computer
An Icelandic trick-prediction card game vs. the computer
Icelandic shedding card game — get rid of your cards first, don't be the loser
Short, daily play beats cramming. Each game gives instant feedback, repeats the most useful everyday words, and takes only a few minutes — so Icelandic vocabulary, spelling and grammar stick without it feeling like studying. Everyone gets the same daily puzzle, so you can compare and challenge friends.
New to Icelandic? Start with the beginner crossword, Hangman (Hengimann), Word Unscramble (Stafarugl) and Icelandic Wordle (Orðagisk). When you want to sharpen spelling and grammar, try Stafsetning, Beygjan and Málshættir.
