DOODLE5

DOODLE5

How scoring works

Earn up to 150 points per puzzle — 100 from solving the DOODLE5 word and up to 50 from guessing the five clue drawings. Every decision affects your score.

150max points per puzzle
100DOODLE5 word group
50drawings group
−15per wrong main guess
−10per letter hint

Scoring rules

DOODLE5 group (max 100 pts)

  • Starting score: 100 points
  • First incorrect DOODLE5 guess: −15 points
  • Second incorrect DOODLE5 guess: −15 points
  • Third incorrect DOODLE5 guess: DOODLE5 score set to 0
  • Not solved (time runs out): DOODLE5 score set to 0
  • First Letter hint: −10 points
  • Last Letter hint: −10 points
  • Secret Clue hint: −20 points
  • Reveal a drawing word: −5 points each (up to 5)

Drawings group (max 50 pts)

  • Drawing guessed in 1 try: +10 points
  • Drawing guessed in 2 tries: +8 points
  • Drawing guessed in 3 tries: +5 points
  • Drawing word revealed (hint): 0 points for that drawing
  • Drawing not guessed (DOODLE5 solved): auto-awarded based on wrong attempts
  • Drawing not guessed (DOODLE5 failed): 0 pts — but you can still try!

Auto-award when DOODLE5 is solved

  • 0 wrong guesses on drawing → +10 pts (auto)
  • 1 wrong guess on drawing → +8 pts (auto)
  • 2 wrong guesses on drawing → +5 pts (auto)
  • 3 wrong guesses on drawing → 0 pts (locked out)
  • Revealed drawing → 0 pts (no auto-award)

Rules

  • Total maximum: 150 points (100 DOODLE5 + 50 Drawings).
  • Guessing individual drawings is always free — no penalty for wrong drawing guesses.
  • If DOODLE5 fails, your DOODLE5 score is 0 — keep guessing drawings to recover points!
  • Users can still guess remaining drawings after DOODLE5 fails (max 50 pts).
  • Score never drops below 0.

Score receipt example

You solved the DOODLE5 on your second guess. Before that you used the First Letter hint and revealed one drawing word. You had already correctly guessed drawing 1 on your first try, drawing 2 on your second try, and hadn't touched drawings 3, 4, or 5.

DOODLE5 group

  • Starting score: +100 pts
  • Incorrect DOODLE5 guess 1: −15 pts
  • First Letter hint: −10 pts
  • Reveal Drawing 1 word: −5 pts
  • DOODLE5 group subtotal: 70 pts

Drawings group

  • Drawing 1 solved (1 guess): +10 pts
  • Drawing 2 solved (2 guesses): +8 pts
  • Drawing 3 (auto-awarded, 0 wrong guesses): +10 pts
  • Drawing 4 (auto-awarded, 0 wrong guesses): +10 pts
  • Drawing 5 (auto-awarded, 0 wrong guesses): +10 pts
  • Drawing 1 word was revealed → 0 pts for that drawing
  • Drawings subtotal: 48 pts

Final score: 70 + 48 = 118 points

Note: Drawing 1 was revealed (via hint), so it earned 0 drawing points even though the reveal hint penalty already came from the DOODLE5 pool. The −5 reveal penalty reduces your DOODLE5 score AND forfeits drawing points for that doodle.

If you fail the DOODLE5

If you use all 3 DOODLE5 guesses and none are correct, your DOODLE5 score is set to 0. But you can still earn up to 50 points by correctly guessing the individual clue drawings! Drawings that you haven't tried yet (or haven't used all 3 guesses on) remain open.

  • 3 wrong DOODLE5 guesses → DOODLE5 score = 0
  • Remaining drawing guesses still award +10 / +8 / +5 pts
  • Maximum possible after failure: 50 pts (all 5 drawings guessed correctly in 1 try each)