When Does Weaver Reset? (So You Don’t Get Personally Victimized by the Clock)
If you’ve ever been halfway through a Weaver solve, feeling like an absolute genius, and then poof the puzzle disappears like it owes someone money… hi. Welcome. You’re not losing your mind. Weaver just has zero chill about its daily reset.
Here’s the deal: Weaver resets at exactly midnight Eastern Time. No grace period. No “finish what you started.” No soft landing. Just a clean sweep and a brand new word pair.
Let’s break it down so you can stop playing chicken with the clock.
The Reset: What Actually Happens at 12:00 AM Eastern
At 12:00 AM ET, three things happen, basically all at once:
- The current puzzle vanishes.
- The new daily puzzle appears.
- Any progress you had on the old one is… gone. Into the void. Bye.
So if you’re mid solve at 11:59 PM ET and you think, “I have time,” Weaver will happily prove you wrong. It doesn’t save your unfinished attempt. It doesn’t care that you were “so close.” It’s ruthless. (Honestly, I respect it. But also: rude.)
Weaver Reset Time in Your Time Zone (Because Eastern Isn’t the Center of the Universe)
Weaver follows Eastern Time, which means depending on where you live, the “new day” puzzle might show up while it still feels like yesterday.
Here’s the simple version:
- Eastern: 12:00 AM (start of the new day)
- Central: 11:00 PM (night before)
- Mountain: 10:00 PM (night before)
- Pacific: 9:00 PM (night before)
Pacific folks, congratulations: you’re living the dream. You can do “tomorrow’s” puzzle at a normal hour, then go to bed like a functional adult while the East Coast is just starting to yawn.
Outside the U.S.? Here Are a Few Common Reset Times
If you’re not in the U.S., the reset still happens at midnight Eastern you’re just translating it to your local time.
Common examples:
- UK/Ireland: 5:00 AM GMT (or 6:00 AM during BST)
- Central Europe: 6:00 AM CET
- Australia (AEST): 2:00 PM
And yes, daylight saving time can make this feel like the reset “randomly” shifts by an hour. It’s not random time is just a prank we all agreed to participate in.
How to Not Get Burned by the Reset (My Two Favorite Tricks)
1) Don’t Aim for Midnight on the Dot
If you’re trying to catch the new puzzle the second it drops, set your reminder for 12:05 AM ET, not 12:00.
Browsers can be a little sticky right at reset. Sometimes you refresh and it clings to the old puzzle for a minute like, “No no, we’re still in yesterday.” Give it a tiny buffer and save yourself the dramatic button mashing.
2) Screenshot Your Win Like a Proud Parent
If you like tracking your solves, sharing results, or just keeping receipts for your own satisfaction screenshot it when you finish.
Once the reset hits, there’s no little archive where you can go admire your work. Weaver is very “live in the moment,” which is great for mindfulness and terrible for bragging.
Where to Play Weaver (So You’re Not Googling It Like It’s 2009)
Weaver lives at: wordwormdormdork.com for Weaver game rules and the daily puzzle
Two quick notes from someone who has absolutely opened the wrong tab and gotten annoyed about it:
- Bookmark the main page, not some random link you found on social media.
- If you finish the daily and want more, the site also has other puzzle variants (which is dangerous information if you’re trying to be a person with hobbies that include leaving your house).
How to Build a Daily Weaver Streak Without Making It Weird
The secret to a streak is not willpower. It’s not discipline. It’s not “becoming your best self.”
It’s picking a time that already fits your life.
- If you’re an early bird: do it with coffee.
- If you’re a night owl: do it as a wind down.
- If you’re in Pacific time: casually do “tomorrow’s” puzzle at 9 PM like you have special access (because you kind of do).
Just don’t start a solve right before the reset unless you can find shorter paths and you enjoy chaos. And if you do enjoy chaos… well, I can’t stop you. But I will judge you a tiny bit.
Now go set a reminder for your reset time and protect your streak like it’s the last good habit you have left.
