What is Wordle Live?
Wordle Live is a new twist on the five-letter word game. Instead of a private puzzle that waits for you, there is one Live word for the whole world, and it is on the clock. It goes up at 00:00 UTC and stays live for 24 hours. During that time it gets easier: every four hours a new clue drops for everybody at the same moment.
The five clue drops
- +4 hours: six letters out. Six common letters that are not in the word turn gray on your keyboard.
- +8 hours: a meaning hint. A short clue about what the word means.
- +12 hours: a letter in place. One letter of the word is shown in its spot.
- +16 hours: another letter. You learn a second letter of the word, but not where it goes.
- +20 hours: its spot. That second letter is placed too.
The drop times are shown in your own time zone on the timeline above the board.
Scoring and ranks
You start with 1000 points. Each clue that has dropped by the time you solve costs 120 points, and each guess after the first costs 60. Solve it before the first drop and you are a Legend; with one clue you are Sharp, then Clever, Steady, Patient and, with all five clues, Lucky. You still have six guesses, and guesses you made before a drop stay on your board, so you can start early, think it over, and come back after the next clue if you are stuck.
Why play Live?
Because timing becomes part of the puzzle. Guessing blind at breakfast is risky but worth the most; waiting until the evening is safe but scores less. Compare your rank with friends: the share card shows your points and how many clues you needed, never the word.