What is apterous?

apterous is a UK-based puzzle game where players compete to solve word and number puzzles. You can play in British English, French, German, Welsh, global English and a variety of other languages.

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Current Duel Leaders

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1Tom Cappleman—  

Format: 10 rounds of 25 seconds.
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News

20 June 2026

19 June 2026

18 June 2026

  • Improved: For mobile players who like to listen to something else while playing, setting the volume of music and sound to zero no longer disrupts the playback of other apps. [Discussion]

17 June 2026

  • Improved: In-game chat messages should now be more conspicuous to mobile players. [Discussion]
  • Improved: Declaring the exact target or something close to it should now be simpler. [Discussion]

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