What Is EveryClue?
EveryClue is a free browser-based daily detective puzzle built around logical elimination rather than trivia. The main Whodunit grid presents five suspects, a set of factual clues, a logic grid, and exactly one culprit. New puzzles arrive daily, and each case is designed to have a single valid solution.
Rules and Core Twist
The key idea is simple: every clue is meant to be taken as true. You are not trying to catch a misleading narrator or rely on outside knowledge. Instead, each clue removes impossible relationships or confirms something that must be true, and the grid helps you track those deductions.
A simplified example looks like this:
| Suspect | Detail A | Detail B | Detail C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspect 1 | × | ✓ | × |
| Suspect 2 | ✓ | × | × |
| Suspect 3 | × | × | ✓ |
This example is illustrative rather than a specific EveryClue puzzle, but it reflects the core process: confirm relationships, eliminate impossible pairings, and narrow the case until only one consistent solution remains.
There is no need to rush. If you get stuck, hints can help move the investigation forward without immediately giving away the full answer.
How to Play EveryClue
- Open today's puzzle. Read the case and all available clues before making an accusation.
- Mark obvious deductions. Rule out impossible pairings and confirm relationships directly supported by clues.
- Chain clues together. Use each confirmed fact to eliminate possibilities elsewhere on the grid.
- Check what remains. The correct solution must fit every clue without creating a contradiction.
- Make your accusation. Once the grid points to a single consistent culprit, submit your answer and view the result.
Strategy Tips
- Start with direct clues. Clear exclusions and forced matches usually create the fastest progress.
- Propagate confirmed facts. A single confirmed relationship can often eliminate several other options.
- Watch for contradictions. If an assumed pairing makes another clue impossible, that pairing can be ruled out.
- Re-read clues after breakthroughs. A clue that initially seemed weak may become decisive once the grid is partially solved.
- Avoid guessing too early. EveryClue rewards systematic deduction, so try to make the whole grid consistent before accusing a suspect.
- Use hints after exhausting deductions. This preserves more of the challenge while still giving you a way forward when stuck.