The Leeds Grid
How to play
Nine squares, nine guesses, a century of Leeds players. Here’s the lot.
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Fill the grid
Each square sits where a row clue meets a column clue. Name a Leeds United player who matches BOTH - e.g. a Defender who played under Bielsa. One grid a day, the same for everyone, refreshing at midnight UTC.
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Nine guesses
You get nine guesses to fill the nine squares. Right or wrong, every guess counts - and a wrong guess burns that square. A player can only be used once per grid, so spend them wisely.
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Score & rarity
Your score is how many of the nine you solve. You also get a rarity score: the more obscure your correct pick (the fewer other players who chose them), the higher it climbs. Safe legends score low; deep cuts score big.
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Collect the stickers
Every collectible player you correctly name joins your sticker book, filed into the era they belong to. Solve them on the daily and you earn the gold FOIL sticker, stamped with the day. Pick them up in free play and you get the standard version.
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Earn coins
Every correct name earns coins — even a player you’ve already collected, so a familiar face is never wasted. A brand-new player is worth 10 coins (3 for one you’ve named before), with a +15 bonus the first time a collectible sticker lands, and 25 more for finishing the daily. Coins are tied to your account, so sign in to bank them.
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Spend coins on hints
Stuck on a square? Spend 30 coins on a hint and we’ll reveal a player who fits. Hinted squares still count towards your total and still earn the sticker — but they score no rarity, so a hint helps you finish without inflating the leaderboard.
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Keep your streak
Play and finish the daily every day to build your streak. Miss a day and it resets to zero - so don’t break the chain. Streaks have their own leaderboard.
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Free play the archive
Want a player you’re missing? Free play lets you replay any past grid with unlimited guesses and no pressure - no streak, no score, just collecting. Finish today’s daily first to claim free-play stickers.
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Guest or signed in
You can play today’s grid as a guest. Sign in (one tap, magic link - no password) to keep your stickers, coins, streak and leaderboard place across devices. Anything you solved as a guest comes with you.
Leaderboards
- Today’s top score
- Fastest 9/9 solve
- This week & month
- Longest streaks
- Biggest sticker books