Word Guess

Guess the hidden five-letter word in six tries.

How it works

• Type a five-letter word and press Enter. Every guess must be a real word from the word list.
• After each guess, every letter changes colour to tell you how close you are.
• A green tile with a tick means the letter is in the word and in the right place.
• A gold tile with a dot means the letter is in the word, but in another place.
• A grey tile means the letter is not in the word, or it is used up: if you guess a letter twice and the word has it once, only one of them is marked.
• Solve it in six guesses or fewer. A new word arrives every day, the same for everyone.

Tips

• Start with a word that has several different common letters, such as one with two vowels and three consonants.
• Use your second guess to test new letters instead of repeating the ones you already know are wrong.
• Letters can repeat. If a word like LEVEL seems possible, remember that each copy is marked on its own.
• Think about where letters usually sit: Q is nearly always followed by U, and many words end in E, Y, T or S.

Your results

Your streak and results are saved only in your own browser. Nothing is sent to us. After you finish, Copy my result gives you a row of coloured squares to share without giving the word away. Missed a day? Use the puzzle picker above the board to play an earlier puzzle.