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Science Scramble

Science Scramble completed its run on February 29, 2024. You can play that day’s puzzle below, and once completed you’ll gain access to all 403 daily puzzles via the “Play Previous Science Scrambles” dropdown menu. Thanks for playing Science Scramble!

Science|Scramble

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Unscramble the scientific term before time expires!

  • Thursday, February 29, 2024
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Time: 55s

How To Play

  • You’ll be shown a scientific term where the letters of each word have been scrambled. The term’s definition appears below it. Words that appear in the answer may be hidden in the definition.
  • Type your guess into the input field and press enter/return on your keyboard. You can make as many guesses as you like.
  • To be correct, your guess must match the term exactly including any spaces and punctuation.
  • The timer bar displays the amount of time you have left. The faster you solve the puzzle the higher your score.
  • Scrambles get more difficult throughout the week. Sundays are tough!
  • Press the play button above to start!
BALDEO

(climate) The proportion of sunlight (solar radiation) reflected by a surface or object, often expressed as a percentage. Clouds, snow and ice usually have high ; soil surfaces cover the range from high to low; vegetation in the dry season and/or in arid zones can have high , whereas photosynthetically active vegetation and the ocean have low . The Earth's planetary changes mainly through changes in cloudiness, snow, ice, leaf area and land cover. (Source: IPCC)

Stats
  • Solved: of (%)
  • Score:
    Weighted, normalized score of correctly solved, solve time efficiency and difficulty plus anagrams found (10 max)
  • Average Solve Time: s
  • Efficiency: %
    Average percentage of time remaining for solved puzzles
  • Average Difficulty:
    Average difficulty of solved puzzles on a scale of 1-10
  • Points:
    Sum of seconds remaining for solved puzzles
  • Anagrams Found:
  • Most Difficult Solved:
game: jeremy hinsdale | design: sunghee kim
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Yvette
1 year ago

The best part of this game is reviewing the concepts you have forgotten!

Sally
Sally
1 year ago

This is not easy, but lots of fun, and juggles the mind!

Aarav Sutar
Aarav Sutar
1 year ago

Science Anagram!

jas
jas
1 year ago

very very very very …….1 billion times hard but interesting

Aarav Sutar
Aarav Sutar
Reply to  jas
1 year ago

!!!!

Selena Grande
Selena Grande
1 year ago

Usually I just use safari/chrome to make myself “win”. I just use the internet but still so much fun!

Kelly
Kelly
2 years ago

Fun…its wordle for Science!

Sally
Sally
Reply to  Kelly
1 year ago