Spider Solitaire 4 Suits
Play Spider Solitaire 4 Suits free online with two full decks of spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds. Clear the table by completing eight King-to-Ace runs, each in a single suit. The challenge is keeping cards movable while four different suits share ten columns.
How to play Spider Solitaire 4 Suits
Build downward through the ranks: King, Queen, Jack, 10 through 2, then Ace. You may place a card on any suit, provided the destination is one rank higher. To move several cards together, their ranks must descend without gaps and every card must share the same suit. Aces are low; you cannot put a King on an Ace.
- Place a lower card on the next rank up. An uncovered 8 can go on an uncovered 9. The suits may differ. Drag to pick the destination yourself; with Tap to Move enabled in Settings, selecting a card lets the game choose a legal place for it.
- Match suits before lifting a group. From the card you select to the bottom of its column, all cards must be face up, in descending order and in one suit. You cannot leave any cards below your selection behind.
- Open up the hidden cards. When you remove the last face-up card from a column, the card beneath it turns over. An empty column can hold any single card or movable group, not just a King.
- Finish a run to clear it. A complete King-to-Ace sequence in one suit leaves the table automatically. Remove all eight runs to win.
How the two decks are dealt
Four-suit Spider uses 104 cards: 26 spades, 26 hearts, 26 clubs and 26 diamonds. Every rank appears twice in each suit. The first four columns hold six cards each; the remaining six hold five. Just one card per column starts face up.
That leaves 50 cards in the stock. You will eventually form two complete runs of each suit. The two identical copies of a card are interchangeable when building those runs.
Check the suit, not just the color
There are two black suits and two red suits. Spades and clubs do not form a movable group just because both are black; hearts and diamonds do not match either. Read the small suit symbol on each card before lifting a stack.
Two black cards can still be different suits
One suit keeps the group movable
You do not alternate red and black as in classic Solitaire. Rank decides where a card may go; its exact suit decides which cards can move together.
Use an empty column to separate suits
An empty column gives you somewhere to put the bottom part of a mixed stack while you work on the cards above it. It is most useful when you can move the parked cards away again. Think of the space as a temporary stop, rather than a permanent home for the first card that fits.
Take the red group above. Put its 8♦ into an empty column. If another column ends in a 10♥, the exposed 9♥ can move there. You can then place the 8♦ on an available 9♦, freeing the temporary column again.
Check those destinations before starting. Without a place for the heart or the parked diamond, the rearrangement may leave you with less room than before. Undo lets you return to the earlier position and compare another plan.
Dealing the next ten cards
The face-down stock deals one card onto every column. There are five such rows. You choose when to deal, even if another move is available, but you cannot choose where the new cards land.
Dealing with empty columns is allowed here. Each empty space receives a card along with the occupied columns. Some other Spider games require all columns to be filled first; PlaySolitaire does not.
Before drawing, look for a useful flip or a way to join matching suits. You do not need a perfectly arranged board. Sometimes another row is the only way to find a missing rank. Once the stock is empty, it stays empty; there is no redeal of the same cards.
Five checks for four-suit decisions
A matching suit is helpful, but it is not the only reason to make a move. Compare what each choice leaves available.
- Count the groups you would need to separate. A descending column with three changes of suit takes more rearranging than one matching run. Avoid adding another change unless it opens something useful.
- Choose between matching destinations carefully. If two Jacks can take your 10, the Jack of the same suit keeps them movable together. A different Jack may still be better if it helps uncover a hidden card or empty a column.
- Plan a way out for Kings. A King can move only into an empty column. Putting it there uses that space until the King moves elsewhere or its full run clears.
- Notice Aces before the next stock deal. No lower card can go onto an Ace, so it ends that column’s build for now. It can still move onto a 2, and a stock card may land on it.
- Use Undo to compare a particular choice. Try a different destination or return to the position before a stock deal. Check whether the alternative uncovers more cards or leaves more groups free to move.
Expert, Master, Grandmaster or Random?
Expert is the first available level for four suits. Expert, Master and Grandmaster draw from deals with a checked winning path. Easy, Medium and Hard belong to other suit modes and are unavailable here.
Choose Expert for your first four-suit attempts if you want a deal known to have a solution. The label describes the starting layout; it does not promise that every sequence of moves will succeed. Random is unfiltered and may produce an unsolvable deal.
For practice with fewer suits, choose Spider Solitaire 2 Suits. To concentrate on descending ranks without separating suits, play one-suit Spider Solitaire. The goal of eight complete runs stays the same.
Make room to see the cards
You can play free in this browser, with no download or account. Select the four-corner button beside the board, or press F while the board is active. Full screen opens when the browser permits it; otherwise focused mode gives the board more room within the page.
- Settings
- Adjust card size and the available display options. Look at the suit symbol as well as the color when checking a run.
- Hint
- See a suggested move or stock deal. The game highlights it for you to consider; it does not play it or promise a winning continuation.
- Undo
- Reverse a move or a stock deal. A run removed by that move returns, and a card uncovered by it turns face down again.
- Restart
- Open the game menu to replay the current deal from its original layout.
- New Game
- Start another deal when you are ready to leave the current one.
Returning later, offline play and access
The current position is stored in this browser when local storage is available. Return using the same browser to resume it. Clearing saved site data, changing browsers or ending a private session can lose that position.
A previous successful visit may leave a cached page that works offline. This depends on the browser retaining the required files; a page or deal that has not been cached can still need an internet connection. There is no separate “unblocked” version that bypasses a restricted network.
Watch how to play Spider Solitaire 4 Suits
A short guide to arranging four suits, moving mixed stacks and using empty columns.
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds.
The closing win-rate figure in this July 2026 video refers to an older sample. See the updated player results below for the measurement and its limits.
In this video
How often do players finish four-suit Spider?
Our published player study recorded wins in 20.6% of 843 eligible four-suit starts. The 95% confidence interval was 18.0–23.5%. That is a result from a particular group of played games, not a claim that only one deal in five is solvable. It also does not guarantee a win on any individual deal.
What these player results can tell you
The methodology-v2 sample records starts from July 15 to August 3, 2026, with outcomes followed through August 5. These are self-selected players and deals. A completion rate cannot show how many possible deals have a solution or predict how often you will win.
Different suit modes attract different players. Comparing their observed percentages cannot establish which rules caused a higher win rate. The Solitaire win-rate study explains the sample and separates player outcomes from solver evidence.
Questions about four-suit Spider
What is different from Spider with two suits?
The movement rules and 104-card total stay the same. Four-suit Spider uses two copies of every card in spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds. There are more suit combinations to separate before groups can move or complete a run.
Can spades and clubs move together because both are black?
No. A group must match the exact suit, not just its color. A club may be placed on a spade one rank higher, but the two cards then have to be separated before that part of the column can move as a group.
Does a mixed King-to-Ace sequence count?
No. All 13 cards must be in one suit and face up, with no missing rank. A mixed sequence remains on the table until you separate its suits. You win by removing eight complete runs: two in each suit.
Must I fill an empty column before dealing?
Not on this site. The stock can deal to an empty column, which receives one card just like every other column. This is a difference from versions that require all ten columns to contain cards before a deal.
Is every four-suit deal possible to win?
The Expert, Master and Grandmaster deals offered here have checked winning paths. Random deals do not have that guarantee. Even on a solvable deal, you may need to undo earlier decisions or restart to find a successful route.
Why are the easier difficulty choices unavailable?
This site’s four-suit deal collection starts at Expert. Master, Grandmaster and Random are also available. For Easy or Medium, choose one suit; Hard is available with one or two suits.
Can I play Spider Solitaire 4 suits full screen without downloading anything?
Yes. The browser game needs no installation or account. Use the four-corner control to enlarge the board, or press F while playing. If your browser cannot enter full screen, the game uses focused mode within the page.
Start by finding one useful move
On the board above, look for a move that uncovers a hidden card. Check the destination’s rank, then compare the suit symbols. If the suits differ, decide where the moved card could go next so it does not trap the card underneath.
You can review the complete Spider rules whenever a move is unclear. There is no need to solve the whole layout before making your first decision.
