Lawndle

What Lawndle is

Lawndle is a free daily puzzle that turns a simple chore into a spatial challenge. Each day you get one lawn to mow, and your goal is to cut every grass tile and then park the mower in the shed. The catch: every tile you travel costs a step, turning is free, and you want to finish in as few steps as possible. Two extra mechanics complicate the route. The mower's right-hand chute sprays clippings two tiles away, and if those clippings land in a pond, you take a +2 step penalty. Also, driving into balls pushes them, and shoving one into a fence or pond adds another +2 step penalty. Bare earth patches are neutral ground—you can cross them, but they still cost a step and have no grass to cut. The puzzle is available on the web, and a new lawn appears daily at 4am UTC.

How to play

You move the mower by selecting any tile in a straight line from its current position; the mower drives there, cutting all grass along that path. Each tile moved counts as one step. For finer control, you can nudge one tile at a time using arrow keys or WASD. If you make a mistake, the Back button rewinds your latest move. When you finish, you can share a color-coded map of your round, showing clean passes, repeats, and penalties. The key is to plan a route that covers all grass without letting clippings drift into ponds or pushing balls into obstacles. Remember that clippings always spray from the right-hand side, so your heading matters. Once every grass tile is cut, drive into the shed to complete the puzzle.

Tips

1. Before moving, check which direction the mower faces—clippings spray two tiles to the right, so avoid lining up that chute with a pond.
2. Use bare earth patches as safe corridors between ponds; they cost a step but won't trigger clipping penalties.
3. If you push a ball, make sure it has a clear path—shoving it into a fence or pond costs an extra +2 steps.
4. Use the Back button to undo a move that would cause a penalty, and re-route around the hazard.