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Spider Solitaire is a free online card game you can play instantly in your browser, with no download and no account. This is 1-suit Spider, the version most people learn on: two full decks, 104 cards, all Spades, so you only ever watch rank, never suit or colour. Ten columns are dealt 54 cards — six in each of the first four columns and five in the other six — with only the bottom card of each face up, and the other 50 cards wait in the stock. Move a face-up card, or a whole run descending one rank at a time, onto a card exactly one rank higher, or into an empty column, which takes any card. Turning a face-down card over is how you make progress. When a column holds a complete run from King down to Ace, it clears itself, and eight cleared runs win the level. When you are stuck, tap the stock to deal one card face up onto every column, which is allowed only while no column is empty. Fifteen levels keep these rules and tighten the stock: all five deals are yours through level 10, four from level 11, and only three on levels 14 and 15. Undo, New Deal and saved progress are built in.
How to play Spider Solitaire
- The game uses two decks, 104 cards, all of one suit. Ten columns are dealt 54 cards: six in each of the four left-hand columns and five in the other six, with only the bottom card of each column face up. The remaining 50 cards form the stock in the corner.
- Tap a face-up card to pick it up. If the cards below it already run down one rank at a time — 9, 8, 7 — the whole run comes with it. A run that skips a rank cannot be moved as one piece.
- Tap another column to drop your selection. It lands only on a card exactly one rank higher (a 6 goes on a 7) or in an empty column, which accepts any card or any run. An illegal drop shakes the column and nothing moves.
- When you move the last face-up card off a face-down one, that card turns over automatically. Uncovering face-down cards is how a game of Spider moves forward.
- Build a full run from King down to Ace in one column and it clears itself off the table, filling one of the eight slots at the top. A run can also be completed by a card dealt from the stock.
- When you run out of useful moves, tap the stock to deal ten cards, one face up onto every column. You cannot deal while any column is empty, so fill gaps first. A full stock holds five deals.
- Clear all eight King-to-Ace runs to win the level. Levels 1 to 10 let you use all five deals; levels 11 to 13 allow four, and levels 14 and 15 only three, so the last levels must be solved mostly from the cards already on the table.
- Undo takes back your last moves, including a deal, one step at a time. If the game finds no legal move left, a "No moves left" banner offers a New Deal on the same level.
Tips
- Empty a column as early as you can. An empty column takes any card, so it is the one place you can park a King or split a long run, and it is your best tool for untangling a jammed column.
- Hold the stock back. Every deal drops a card on top of every column, often burying the runs you were building, so make every useful move first and deal only when you are truly stuck.
- Before you deal, refill every empty column — the game will not deal while one is empty — but use the empty column for something worthwhile first, since it is about to be covered anyway.
- Prefer moves that turn over a face-down card. Shuffling face-up cards from one column to another looks productive but reveals nothing new.
- Work on the columns with the fewest face-down cards first. They are the quickest to empty, and a single empty column changes what is possible on the rest of the table.
- Keep runs long and tidy. A clean run from King downward can move as one piece, and once it reaches Ace it clears itself and frees the column.
- Use Undo to explore. Try a line of moves, see what it uncovers, and step back if it leads nowhere — undo works on deals too.
- On levels 14 and 15 you get only three deals, so treat each one as precious: aim to have most face-down cards uncovered before the first deal.
FAQ
Is Spider Solitaire free to play?
Yes. Spider Solitaire is completely free to play online with no download, no account and no in-game purchases. All 15 levels are included and unlock one at a time as you clear them, and your progress is saved in your browser.
How do you play Spider Solitaire?
Spider is played with two decks laid out in ten columns. You move cards onto a card one rank higher, and runs that go down one rank at a time can be moved together. Uncover the face-down cards, build complete runs from King down to Ace, and each finished run clears itself. Clear eight runs to win. When you are stuck, deal one more card onto every column from the stock.
Is this 1 suit, 2 suits or 4 suits Spider Solitaire?
This is 1-suit Spider, often called the easy version: all 104 cards are Spades, so any card can go on any card one rank higher. There is no 2-suit or 4-suit mode here. Difficulty instead rises through 15 levels that cut the number of deals you may take from the stock.
What is the difference between 1, 2 and 4 suit Spider?
The layout and the rules are the same; only the deck changes. With one suit every run is a same-suit run, so the game is mostly about uncovering cards. With two or four suits you may still stack any card one rank higher, but only runs of one suit move together or clear, which makes those games much harder. This page plays the 1-suit version.
How does dealing from the stock work in Spider Solitaire?
Tapping the stock deals ten cards at once, one face up onto each column. The stock starts with 50 cards, which is five deals. You cannot deal while any column is empty, which is the standard Spider rule. Levels 1 to 10 allow all five deals, levels 11 to 13 allow four and levels 14 and 15 allow three.
Can every game of Spider Solitaire be won?
No. Most 1-suit Spider deals can be won with care, but some cannot, whatever you do, and this game does not hand-pick only winnable deals. If no legal move is left, a "No moves left" banner appears with a New Deal button, which shuffles a fresh layout on the same level.
Can I undo a move in Spider Solitaire?
Yes. The Undo button takes back your moves one at a time, including deals from the stock, up to your last 60 actions in the current game. Undo is turned off once a level is won.
How is Spider Solitaire scored?
There are no points in this version. The game counts your moves and your time, and both are shown when you clear a level, so you can try to beat your own result on a replay. Every deal from the stock counts as one move.
Can you put any card in an empty column?
Yes. An empty column accepts any single card or any properly ordered run, not only a King. Emptying a column is the strongest move in Spider, because it gives you somewhere to move a run you could not place anywhere else.
What is the difference between Spider, Klondike and FreeCell?
Klondike uses one deck and seven columns, builds down in alternating colours and sends cards up to four foundations. FreeCell deals every card face up and gives you four free cells for parking. Spider uses two decks and ten columns, has no foundations to play to, and clears a column only when it holds a complete King-to-Ace run.
Does Spider Solitaire work on mobile?
Yes. You play by tapping: tap a card to pick it up, tap a column to drop it. It plays the same way on phones, tablets and desktop, with mouse or touch.
How many levels does Spider Solitaire have?
There are 15 levels, from First Web to Spider Master. The rules never change between them; what changes is how many deals you may take from the stock. You get all five deals through level 10, four on levels 11 to 13 and three on the last two.