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Learn a Language with Lantern Isles: 20 Languages and Learning Mode

ONI Games · Published October 10, 2026

Lantern Isles: Word Puzzle can be played in 20 languages, each with its own word list and levels. How to change the language, how learning mode shows the meaning of every word you find, how many levels each language has, and the settings that make the letters easier to read.

Most word games are translated: the menus change language and the puzzles stay English. In Lantern Isles: Word Puzzle every language has its own word list and its own levels, built from that language's words, and a learning mode turns the game into vocabulary practice.

We make Lantern Isles, so every number in this guide comes from the game's code.

20 languages, each with its own levels

Language	Levels	Words accepted
English	5,000	58,706
German	3,294	56,611
French	4,949	87,450
Spanish	4,896	112,541
Portuguese	4,953	140,725
Italian	4,058	91,088
Dutch	4,937	57,668
Polish	2,452	243,033
Turkish	1,615	135,315
Russian	3,814	211,129
Ukrainian	1,066	160,342
Czech	3,330	227,148
Romanian	3,308	132,191
Hungarian	886	196,634
Swedish	4,973	95,284
Danish	1,913	82,384
Norwegian	3,269	66,642
Slovenian	2,014	54,270
Croatian	1,484	103,201
Indonesian	3,013	22,936

No language ever runs out: after its own levels, the journey carries on with the harder half of them in a new order every round.

The game starts in your phone's language when it has it; otherwise it asks you to pick one. You can change the language at any time in the settings. Each language keeps its own level, its own dictionary and its own Word of the Day, while your coins, boosters, medals and village are shared.

Learning mode

In the settings, Learn a language lets you play the puzzles in a second language while the menus stay in yours. A chip in the level shows which language you are learning, and the words you find appear above the grid with their translation into your language. The translations are built from Wiktionary.

Tap a found word in the grid and its meaning card shows a short explanation in the language you are learning, a good way to read a little more of it. In My Dictionary, tapping a word shows its rarity and, in learning mode, its translation.

Tips for learners

Start with the language you know best after your own: the first levels use short, common words, and every new word is shown with its translation.
Try bonus words. A wrong guess costs nothing but your combo, and every real word you find goes into My Dictionary for that language, a growing list of the words you know.
Play a little every day. The Daily Challenge is in the language of your puzzles, and the Word of the Day of every language is a quick five-letter workout.
When a word will not come, use the finger on the letter you cannot place, then tap the finished word to read what it means.

Easier to read and play

The settings also have options that make the game more comfortable:

Larger letters: the letters in the grid and on the wheel are 15% bigger.
Dyslexia-friendly letters: the puzzle letters switch to the OpenDyslexic font.
High contrast: the puzzle letters turn black with a strong outline.
Left-handed: the boosters move to the left side of the screen, where your thumb is.
Sounds, Music, Vibration and Reminders can each be turned off on their own.

Your progress is safe

Sign in to Google Play Games and the game keeps a copy of your whole progress, your dictionaries included, in your Play Games saved games. A new phone or a reinstall brings it back by itself, and on a phone that already has progress of its own the game asks you first.

Languages FAQ

Which languages does Lantern Isles have?

English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Slovenian, Croatian and Indonesian.

Can I learn a language with Lantern Isles?

Yes. Turn on Learn a language in the settings: the puzzles switch to the language you pick, and the words you find are shown with their translation into yours.