cutle.How to play

Cutle — cut the shape in half

Draw one straight line. Aim for equal areas.

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Customize the cut

Choose a blade skin

The skin changes the cutting line on the board and on your downloadable score card. It does not change scoring.

Your choice is saved in this browser.

From kitchen spoon to sword saint

Blade rank ladder

Low bands use fictional beginners. Historical figures appear as playful mentors only after 85 points.

  1. 0–49.9

    Spoon Squire

    Pip of the Pantry · Training kitchen

    The blade is still in the cupboard. Start by making a line that creates two real sides.
  2. 50–69.9

    Butter-Knife Beginner

    Milo the Picnic Page · Picnic table

    You can cross the shape, but the larger side still wins easily. Look for filled mass before cutting.
  3. 70–79.9

    Wooden-Blade Student

    Ren the Nervous Rookie · Beginner dojo

    Your eye has found the neighborhood. Keep the angle and shift toward the larger side.
  4. 80–84.9

    Practice-Yard Regular

    Rowan the Steady Hand · Practice yard

    The stance is sound. Thin tails and empty notches are the next traps to stop overvaluing.
  5. 85–89.9

    Fiore’s Scholar

    Fiore dei Liberi · Italy · Europe

    A capable cut with room to refine. Fiore is the themed mentor for this score band.
  6. 90–94.9

    Flower of Battle

    Fiore dei Liberi · Italy · Europe

    The balance is close enough to demand small, controlled corrections.
  7. 95–96.9

    Saber Strategist

    George S. Patton · United States

    A disciplined near-win. Patton is associated with the Model 1913 cavalry saber.
  8. 97–98.9

    Sea-Calming General

    Qi Jiguang · China

    A precise winning cut. Qi Jiguang was a Ming general and military writer.
  9. 99–100

    Sword Saint

    Miyamoto Musashi · Japan

    The cut is almost indistinguishable from a perfect split.

This is a game ladder, not a historical comparison. See every character and source.

One cut, then a closer look

1

Draw across

Drag a straight line beyond both sides of the shape. Two-point controls work too.

2

Watch the check

The halves separate, match back together, and scan before the score appears.

3

Adjust and try again

Review the first cut, move a preview line, or try the same shape again. Your first result stays separate.

See the full controls and invalid-cut examples

From one line to a measured result

1SeparateConfirm both sides
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2MatchRejoin the cut shape
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3CheckMeasure filled area
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4ScoreExplain the next move

The animation visualizes the calculation. The actual result uses exact polygon area, not image recognition or a visual guess.

What does the score mean?

PERFECT50 / 50100.0
IN GOAL48 / 5296.0
KEEP CUTTING40 / 6080.0

Formula, rounding edge, and saved-score rules →

Cut the shape in half by area

Filled area matters more than outline widthAn irregular filled shape with a narrow tail, a wide lobe, an empty notch, and a candidate cut line.thin tailfilled lobeempty notch
  • Find visual massLook for the shape’s balance point.
  • Ignore empty notchesThey add outline, not area.
  • Correct one variableKeep the angle; shift toward the larger side.

See four practical cutting strategies →

Daily, free, and playable online

Retry?First cut stays recorded.

One answer?Many 50/50 lines can work.

Install?No app or account.

Use the result to plan the next cut

60 / 40

Visible shift

Keep the angle. Move toward the 60% side.

52 / 48

Small correction

Move a little before changing the angle.

50 / 50

Another line may work

A perfect bisector is often not unique.

Daily, Unlimited, and Review serve different jobs

Daily

One published shape

First valid cut stays separate.

Play Daily
Unlimited

Repeat or change shape

Practice does not replace Daily.

Open Unlimited

Common questions before the next cut

Does the line need to start inside the shape?

No. Drag across the board so the straight line reaches beyond both edges of the filled shape. A short mark inside it cannot create two complete sides.

Why is the visual middle sometimes wrong?

Your eye notices the longest edge and outer box. Cutle measures filled area, so a wide lobe can outweigh a longer thin tail and an inward notch contributes no area.

Do phone and mouse cuts behave differently?

The same geometry rule is used. Screen size, finger coverage, pointer control, and practice can still change where the line lands, which is why the game reports the cut rather than making a claim about general ability.

What is saved or shared?

Progress and the selected skin stay in this browser. A puzzle link restores the same shape without your cut. A score card deliberately includes the displayed cut, areas, score, skin, and rank character.

Keep playing

The published daily puzzle is dated 2026-09-28 (UTC). If a scheduled update is late, the game labels it “Latest published puzzle” rather than calling it today’s.