How to play Wordle
Guess the five-letter word in six tries.
- Each guess must be a real five-letter word. Press Enter to submit.
- The tiles change color to show how close your guess was.
CRANE
C is in the word and in the correct spot.
PILOT
I is in the word but in the wrong spot.
VAGUE
U is not in the word in any spot.
The rules in detail
- Every guess must be a real five-letter English word. Made-up words are rejected and do not use up a try.
- Letters can repeat. If you guess a word with two Es and the answer has only one, only one E is colored; the other turns gray.
- Green letters are always marked first, then yellow ones from the letters that are left.
- The on-screen keyboard keeps track of every letter: green, yellow, gray or not tried yet.
- You have six guesses. Find the word and you can share a spoiler-free grid of colored squares.
Hard mode
Turn on Hard mode in the settings (the gear icon) to make it tougher: any green letter must stay in its spot and any yellow letter must appear in every later guess. Shared results in Hard mode get a star.
The game modes
- Daily Wordle: one word a day for everybody, new at midnight in your time zone. Builds your daily streak.
- Wordle Live: one word for the whole world for 24 hours. A new clue drops every four hours, and the sooner you solve, the more points you score.
- Wordle Unlimited: play as many words as you want, one after another.
- Archive: every past Daily puzzle.
Looking for a good first guess? See our tips and best starting words.