Songless
A daily music quiz from Lessgames: name the song from a tenth of a second of audio, with each miss or skip playing a longer clip.
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HeardleThe Daily Song Guessing Game That Spotify Shut Down
Heardle played the first second of a song and gave you six tries to name it, adding more of the intro after each wrong guess or skip. Spotify bought the game in 2022 and closed it on May 5, 2023; the old address now sends you to Spotify, and the Heardle sites still online were made by other people. Heardle has shut down and can't be played any more. The games listed below play the same way and are live today.
Heardle is no longer online. Play a similar game instead.
How to play Heardle
- Press play to hear the first second of the day's song.
- Type the artist or title and pick the song from the list, or skip to hear more.
- Each wrong guess or skip unlocks a longer clip, up to about 16 seconds.
- Name the song within six tries to win.
Tips
- Heardle is gone, but Songless, Bandle and Spotle keep the same idea alive: see the list of similar games below.
- Sites still using the Heardle name are unofficial copies, not the original game.
We never post the answer to today's puzzle.
Games like Heardle
Full list with notes →Bandle
A daily music game where the song is built up one instrument at a time, starting with the drums, and you try to name it in as few layers as possible.
MusicUnlimited
Spotle
Guess the day's mystery music artist from a pool of 1,000 in ten tries, using clue tiles that compare each guess with the answer.
MusicArchive
Lyricle
Name the day's song from its lyrics: you start with one line, and every miss or skip shows you another.
MusicUnlimited
Harmonies
A daily music version of Connections: sort sixteen song, artist and music-trivia squares into four groups of four.
MusicArchive
Heardle FAQ
What was Heardle?
Heardle played the first second of a song and gave you six tries to name it, adding more of the intro after each wrong guess or skip. Spotify bought the game in 2022 and closed it on May 5, 2023; the old address now sends you to Spotify, and the Heardle sites still online were made by other people.
Can you still play Heardle?
Heardle has shut down and can't be played any more. The games listed below play the same way and are live today.
All the Dles is an unofficial directory. Heardle belongs to Omakase Studios / Spotify; we only link to it. Added Oct 23, 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.