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WordleThe Daily Five-Letter Word Guessing Game

Wordle gives everyone the same hidden five-letter word each day and six tries to find it. After every guess, each letter turns green (right letter, right spot), yellow (in the word, wrong spot) or gray (not in the word). It's free to play in your browser, with one word a day and no account needed. There is no unlimited mode: once today's puzzle is done, the next one comes tomorrow.

Play Wordle →Opens the official site, nytimes.com

How to play Wordle

  1. Type any real five-letter word and press Enter.
  2. Green means the letter is in the word and in that spot; yellow means it's in the word but somewhere else; gray means it isn't in the word.
  3. Use the colors to narrow down your next guess. You have six guesses in total.
  4. A new word appears at midnight in your own time zone.

Tips

  • Open with a word that has three vowels or common consonants (R, S, T, L, N) to light up as many tiles as possible.
  • Letters can repeat: if you're stuck with few options left, try a double letter.
  • Hard Mode (in settings) forces you to reuse every hint you've found, which is a good way to train.

We never post the answer to today's puzzle.

Watch out for copies

Several other sites use the Wordle name. The original is at nytimes.com, by Josh Wardle; that's the only one we link to.

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Wordle FAQ

What is Wordle?

Wordle gives everyone the same hidden five-letter word each day and six tries to find it. After every guess, each letter turns green (right letter, right spot), yellow (in the word, wrong spot) or gray (not in the word). It's free to play in your browser, with one word a day and no account needed.

Is Wordle free?

Yes. It's free to play in your browser, with one word a day and no account needed.

Does Wordle have an unlimited mode?

There is no unlimited mode: once today's puzzle is done, the next one comes tomorrow.

Can you play Wordle on a phone?

Yes, in the phone browser.

Where is the official Wordle site?

Wordle is played at nytimes.com, made by Josh Wardle and published by The New York Times. Other sites use the same name; they are not the original.

All the Dles is an unofficial directory. Wordle belongs to Josh Wardle / The New York Times; we only link to it. Added Oct 23, 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.