Wordle Solver
Stuck on today's Wordle? Enter your guesses below, color each tile to match your board, and we'll show every word that still fits — sorted by most common first.
Type a guess, then click each tile to set its color:
Enter a guess above to see matching words.
Best Wordle starting words
A strong opener maximizes the letters you can rule in or out on your first guess.
How to use the Wordle solver
- 1. Type your first guess — click the first row and type each letter. Focus moves automatically.
- 2. Color the tiles — click each tile to cycle through gray (not in word), yellow (wrong position), and green (correct spot).
- 3. See what's possible — the answer list updates instantly. Pick a word from the results and type it as your next guess.
- 4. Repeat — add each new guess and update the colors until the list narrows to one word.
A brief history of Wordle
Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, a software engineer from Wales, as a private game for his partner, who loves word puzzles — the name is a play on his surname. He had built an early prototype back in 2013, then shelved it, before reviving and refining the idea in 2021. The concept is deceptively simple: guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries, with each guess colored green, yellow, or gray to show which letters are correct, present, or absent.
Wardle released Wordle to the public in October 2021. Its breakout moment came with the shareable emoji grid, which let players post their results without spoiling the answer — that spoiler-free bragging turned it into a viral phenomenon. The game exploded from around 90 daily players in early November 2021 to millions by January 2022, when The New York Times acquired it for a price reported in the low seven figures. A single puzzle is released each day and is the same for everyone worldwide, which is part of what makes comparing scores with friends so addictive. It remains free to play.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I use this Wordle solver?
- Type each letter of your guess into the grid (one guess per row), then click each tile to set its color: gray if the letter isn't in the word, yellow if it is but in the wrong spot, green if it's in the correct position. The possible answers update instantly.
- What's the best starting word for Wordle?
- CRANE, STARE, and RAISE are top choices — they cover five common letters (AEIOU excluded, but high-frequency consonants). CRANE is particularly strong because C, R, A, N, E all appear in thousands of 5-letter words.
- Does this solver use the official Wordle word list?
- We use the ENABLE dictionary (~8,900 five-letter words) sorted by frequency so the most common words appear first — which closely matches the Wordle answer pool.
- What if the solver shows 0 words?
- Double-check that you've colored every tile correctly. A common mistake is marking a repeated letter wrong (e.g., guessing TEETH when the answer has only one E — the extra E should be gray, not yellow).