Six Degrees

What Six Degrees is

Six Degrees is a daily movie puzzle rooted in the idea that any two actors can be linked through shared film appearances. Each day at midnight Eastern, a new pair appears: a start actor and a target actor. You build a chain by choosing a film from the current actor's filmography, selecting a credited co-star from that film, and moving to that actor. Repeating this process advances you toward the target. Only movies are allowed, so TV shows cannot be used, and voice roles count as credited cast, making animated films valid connections. The chain must be completed within six degrees, and a two-degree finish is cited as bragging rights. Fewer degrees and faster solve times produce higher scores. The daily free puzzle runs in any browser without an account. An optional free account saves your streak across devices, enables the leaderboard, and unlocks the archive of past puzzles. You can compare degree count, time, and rank with friends.

How to play

Start by reading the day's start and target actors. From the current actor's filmography, select a film. From that film's credited cast, select a co-star; that co-star becomes your current actor. Repeat this process—choosing another film and another co-star—until you reach the target. Each co-star you pass through counts as one degree, and the target must be reached within six degrees. Because only movies are allowed, use film credits rather than TV appearances. In Hard Mode, the filmography browser is disabled, so you must name movies and actors from memory instead of picking from a list.

Tips

1. A two-degree finish is a bragging-rights result, so a shorter chain is a stronger performance.
2. Voice roles count as credited cast, so animated films are valid connection points.