A word game in Crux # Meter > Meter is a word game in Crux, free on iPhone and iPad with no ads. The line is split into syllables you can tap, one beat each. Mark the stressed syllables. Tap hear the line if you want to listen first. Tapping the beat of a poem is surprisingly fun. Get Crux Free on iPhone and iPad. No ads. ## How to play Meter - **A Line Of Verse.** The line is split into syllables you can tap, one beat each. - **Tap The Strong Beats.** Mark the stressed syllables. Tap hear the line if you want to listen first. - **Scan It.** Right beats lock gold with a macron. Keep scanning until the line scans. ## How it fits your day Meter is one of a ton of games in Crux, with a new set of daily puzzles every day, no ads and nothing you have to buy to play. Your streak grows each day you play, and you can compare results with friends (friends are off under 13). Crux has a No Wifi section with practice rounds you can play offline; the daily games download each day's puzzle when you are online. ## Who it suits If you like For Better for Verse or Scansion, Meter will feel familiar. It suits people who like word games and a short daily puzzle. ## Similar games you may know - **For Better for Verse**: the scansion practice site. - **Scansion**: marking stressed syllables in verse. These are other games, listed so you know what Meter is like. Crux is not connected to them. ## About Crux Crux is a free iPhone and iPad app from Pizzart Pte. Ltd. with a ton of daily word, logic, number, geography, trivia, colour and arcade games, and no ads. Every game is free to play and none needs a purchase: some open after a few days of play, or sooner with coins you earn by playing. Optional Crux Plus costs $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the US. [The facts](https://crux.quest/ai) · [Questions](https://crux.quest/faq) · [What no ads means](https://crux.quest/no-ads) ## More games like Meter - [Crucible](https://crux.quest/games/crucible/) - [Wordsmith](https://crux.quest/games/wordsmith/) - [Word Crush](https://crux.quest/games/word-crush/) - [Syllable Stitch](https://crux.quest/games/syllable-stitch/) - [Letter Tumble](https://crux.quest/games/letter-tumble/) - [Wide Berth](https://crux.quest/games/wide-berth/) [See all games](https://crux.quest/games/)