Red Herring

Contains adsIn-app purchases
32.3K reviews
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USK: All ages
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USK: All ages
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About this game

How to play Red Herring:

1. Group words into categories.
2. Look out for the Red Herrings, pesky little words whose sole purpose is to mislead you.
3. Have fun!

Red Herring is a unique new puzzle game. Each puzzle has only one correct solution and there's no time limit. Three difficulty levels make it suitable for the whole family.

Red Herring is FUN, CHALLENGING, and EASY TO LEARN. Don't say we didn't warn you if you can't stop playing. Give Red Herring a try today!

From the creators of 7 Little Words and Moxie.

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Red Herring contains 25 puzzles and a daily puzzle that you can play for free. Additional puzzles are available for purchase inside the app.
Red Herring - A categorical challenge.
Updated on
Aug 3, 2026
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  • Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

26.4K reviews
Gabriel Wooten
September 14, 2026
YESSS! IT SBACK! ITS BACK! i akways koved playing this game as a kid, and i was super bummed when i didn't see it on the app store when i thought of it. checking now after around a couple months, and its finally up and working! i love this game
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marlene harkcom
April 14, 2022
This is a very fun and engaging game. It's great that you have three modes to play, each with a different difficulty. Asking for hints is vital on the hard mode. That said, you will run into a lot of stuff you won't know. It gets frustrating at those times, but you just get hints and move on. I've found the odd word I'd argue, but not often. It's a great feeling to solve a puzzle on hard without help!
37 people found this review helpful
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A Google user
October 28, 2018
Really engaging, challenging game, perfect to focus the mind at the start of the day or over a tea break. It seem and looks very simple and in many ways it is, which is part of its charm, but don't let that fool you as some of the puzzles can really have you guessing when trying to match the correct words together; especially with the red herring words which give the name it's title. Most games I find I complete in under five minutes, which is perfect for this "quick tea break" sort of game, and has a new game to download each day, as well various other additional categories both free and premium. Only very minor niggle I would have is that some of the categories it brings up are very American-centric references which can be lost on non-American players such as myself, which isn't very helpful when trying to solve a puzzle. This is a very minor gripe though and is still a very engaging little game. If like myself you enjoy the odd five minute quick word puzzle sort of game, this one is worth a look.
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What’s new

Bug fixes.