How to play Lights Out
- • Read the line while the lamp is on and rest your fingers on F and J.
- • The lights go out. Type the line by feel: no keyboard guide and no right-or-wrong sounds.
- • The lights come back on and show every letter you got right. Five lines a round.
Controls
- • Enter starts, Esc pauses, 1 2 3 pick Easy, Normal or Hard
- • 🔊 mutes sounds (saved for next time), 🎵 turns on background music
- • ⌨️ shows the keyboard and hands helper with the finger for the next key
The touch-typing test: no looking at your hands
Lights Out shows a line while the lamp is on. Then the lights go out: the keyboard guide disappears and every key makes the same soft click, so you can't tell right from wrong. When you finish, the lights come back and show every letter you got right.
It's a true test of touch typing. On Easy the text stays faintly visible in the dark, on Normal it's barely there, and on Hard you type the whole line from memory.
Lights Out FAQ
Is Lights Out free?
Lights Out is part of the full arcade, which a parent can unlock once on their account. Daily Challenge, 60-Second Frenzy, Word Stack and Key Hop are free forever.
What ages is Lights Out for?
Lights Out is labeled "Ages 9+". You can pick Easy, Normal or Hard before you start, so the same game works for beginners and faster typists.
How do you play Lights Out?
Read the line while the lamp is on and rest your fingers on F and J. The lights go out. Type the line by feel: no keyboard guide and no right-or-wrong sounds. The lights come back on and show every letter you got right. Five lines a round.
Can I play Lights Out on a phone or tablet?
Lights Out is made for a physical keyboard, so it works best on a laptop or desktop computer. A tablet with a keyboard attached works too.
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