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  • Question
    How come I can't collect my points earned?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Sometimes collecting your bonuses and tokens discovers errors and there's nothing you can do about it. Sometimes it's as simple as updating your app, and other times it's as simple as closing the app. And still others get more serious where you need to turn off and turn back on your phone after 30 seconds. Contact CodyCross through the Help feature's Contact Us email button.
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    Please explain the chart at the end of daily password.
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    The chart lists your individual solve times. If you solved it in 1 word (not too often), your bar would fill to designate this at this level. If you solved it in 2 words, your bar would fill there instead. Its a personal goal tracker of where your passwords were solved and how good you are at what most people call Wordle.
  • Question
    What can I do with my 49,000 magnifying glass points in CodyCross?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    The points, known as Bitz, are used in the CodyCross library for purchasing books or snippets of information when the books you acquire through maps are insufficient.
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    How do you unlock the next world, I seem to have come to the end.
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Patience is a virtue. More will come soon for you. Though other language packs don't come as often as English, they do come sporadically, but more so in some languages than others.
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    I’ve completed 73 levels. Is this the end? The last section was Canada?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    No. New "Worlds"/"Maps" come out about once every 4-6 weeks, though the dialog boxes inside the app say that new worlds arrive once every month.
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    How many total books are there to collect?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Although the number isn't infinite, it also isn't stated anywhere how many books there are to collect. They are released periodically, and even if you asked CodyCross this question, this number would always be changing. As long as there are books to collect, don't worry about how many, but do worry about which books you'll be collecting.
  • Question
    In the Daily Password, what does it mean when it changes the colors of the letters of your guesses?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Much like Wordle, these colors denote different things. Yellow means the letter is in the word, but not in the correct location, while green means the letter at that location is correct, but you must solve all the other letters of the word.
  • Question
    How do you play with friends?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    That option was stopped by CodyCross earlier this summer and isn't an option anymore. You can watch as your friends level around you, but you can't interact with them like some countries had the ability to do.
  • Question
    Why do I receive so many blue magnifying points when there is no way to use them?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Bitz points can be used to buy books in the CodyCross bookstore, but you must go into your Bookstore to buy them with these "points."
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    What are mission books? How are they different from books that are not labeled mission books?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Mission books are special because they were uncompleted or not collected books that hadn't previously earned playing the mission they were associated to. However, when you go to purchase them from the bookstore, they often tend to be worth more Bitz so most people avoid them.
  • Question
    How do you get the One and Done (solve one puzzle) achievement?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    As its name implies, complete one complete puzzle in the first group and you'll have gotten the achievement award. Then claim your tokens from your player menu in the top left corner for that award and move on to solve more puzzles. This is one of the easiest achievements to complete.
  • Question
    Can I miss two days in a row?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    If you have CodyCross shields purchased, your streak will endure and you won't lose progress. Once you run out of the 2 shields you can purchase, you'll lose that progress after the third consecutive day. If you do not have any shields, you can miss as many days as you want, but you won't be able to keep up your last streak, and you'll have to start a new streak when you return to playing the game for consecutive days.
  • Question
    The signature tune when opening CodyCross is lovely. Who wrote it and who sings It?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Contact the CodyCross team via the email link above and they will explain who wrote and sang it.
  • Question
    On the main board, occasionally, 2 yellow triangles will appear on a letter space, one on top and one on the bottom. What do they indicate?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    When the solution includes more than one word, the yellow triangles indicate the position of the break between each of the words.
  • Question
    Can I remove a book from my library?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Not at this time. Not a feature available, but seems like something that you might want to contact CodyCross on via the Help button's Contact Us button for sending the email to ask them for that idea for that feature. The Book Shelf/Bookstall is still a work in progress.
  • Question
    Should you have to use a token for every game?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    This is your opinion. Power-ups are your cheats, and you can chose to use a token to buy one of these power-ups - if you have the tokens available to do so.
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    What are the little creatures beneath the puzzle that move and have numbers underneath?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Total power-up bonuses you have been awarded in your bank. These are your "cheats" mentioned in the power-up step above.
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    After playing 2 games, the Out of Tokens window appears, preventing me from playing further. How do I get past this window to continue playing?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    The Out of Tokens window shouldn't be appearing unless you are trying to buy a power-up when you don't have free power-ups available and have no tokens in your account. That might be something to contact CodyCross on via the Help button and clicking "Contact Us."
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    What are the tiny blue flashing dots that appear on letters at different times for?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    This is the glimmer that shows that you've correctly solved the line. It'll go away on it's own and re-appear line-by-line as lines are solved.
  • Question
    How do you activate a coin to get an answer?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Tokens for power-ups are drag-and-drop to the board. Once dragged to the spot, the tokens are removed from your Token Shop and the "purchase" of the power-up is made.
  • Question
    Why does my husband have to pay a token to play each puzzle and I don’t?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    You might have bought ad-free add-ons to your gameplay when you went out and bought tokens and token packs that might have had that feature. As for why he's paying a token, is something to contact CodyCross on via the Help button in the top right, then clicking "Contact Us" which allows you to email them.
  • Question
    How do I collect the points under the icons at top?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Follow all prompts to collect. Click Collect where necessary. The icons at the top just give you a chance to review what are in your current power-up bank. You get these by solving puzzles then collecting these "points" after viewing the videos from your app - after clicking the bonus option from the screen.
  • Question
    When I am awarded points, it says collect and they go to the 4 individuals on the top screen, how do I collect the points I have secured?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    Those "individuals" are your bonus power-ups combined into a viewable menu of information. These aren't real people and it's you who are collecting those - not anyone else.
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    How do the magnifying glasses help me? How does collecting books help me?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    "Magnifying glasses" (which are actually the tokens feature) give you access to "buying" power-ups when any of your free power-ups are complete and you need help. As for collecting books, the books now have a feature where people can see little snippets of text about the subject the book is on - but it may still be in a rollout phase to see where else it can go from here.
  • Question
    How can I get new free games after I have finished the last level?
    Community Answer
    Although most players just wait for new maps, CodyCross often advises to play additional games within their Missions section of the Events tab (both Explorations and Mini Quests are just standard play style). New maps come out by the first Friday of the first full week of the month.
  • Question
    Why has CodyCross suddenly stopped working on my Android?
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    As long as you haven't uninstalled it, you can try force-closing and re-opening the app, but if not, try shutting down and restarting your phone. If it still doesn't, try updating the app in your Google Play Store.
  • Question
    What are the little magnifying glasses I keep winning?
    Community Answer
    Seems like you are getting Bitz points. These points are useful if you want to buy books from the CodyCross Library, which is described above.
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