Crosswordle
Crosswordle runs Wordle backwards. You see the answer and the colors of every guess, and you have to work out what those guesses were.
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How Crosswordle works
Start from the answer. The last row shows the answer. The rows above show only colors.
Read each tile. A green tile holds the same letter as the answer in that spot. A yellow tile holds a letter from the answer in the wrong spot. A gray tile holds a letter not in the answer.
Follow the rows. A letter that turned gray in an early row cannot appear in later rows.
Make real words. Every row must be a valid word. A timer runs while you solve, so you can compare times with friends.
Thinking backwards
In Wordle you react to colors. In Crosswordle you explain them. A yellow tile is a promise: this letter is in the answer but not here. So for each yellow, cross out the spot it is in and think which answer letters are left to go there. Gray tiles are just as helpful, because they rule out every answer letter and every letter grayed above.
A good order to fill a grid
- Greens in every row.
- Rows with only one or two yellows, where choices are few.
- Rows full of gray, where any non answer letter that makes a word will do, as long as it was not grayed earlier.
Common Crosswordle questions
How do you play Crosswordle?
Start from the answer in the last row. For every row above, fill in a real word whose letters would produce exactly the colors shown.
Is Crosswordle a New York Times game?
No. This Crosswordle is a free independent site and is not part of NYT Games.
Are there Crosswordle answers for today?
A grid can often be filled with more than one set of words, as long as each row matches its colors. That is why we share a method, not a list.
Why is it called Sudoku meets Wordle?
Because you fill a grid by logic from fixed clues, like Sudoku, but the clues are Wordle colors.
Can I make my own Crosswordle?
Yes. The builder mode lets you create a puzzle to share.
Is this the same as Crosswordle on crosswordle.com?
No. That is a different game where you swap letters in a crossword grid. This guide covers the Wordle grid version.
Crosswordle strategy
- Fill the greens first. They are fixed by the answer.
- For yellows, list which answer letters could sit there, since each must be in a different spot from the answer.
- Gray tiles in an early row limit every row below, so solve top rows with care.
Crosswordle in numbers
- Given
- The final word and every tile's color
- You fill
- The letters of the earlier guesses
- Rules
- Normal Wordle rules, no reusing ruled out letters
- Modes
- Daily, unlimited and a puzzle builder
- Languages
- English and several others
- Category
- Word games, word grids
Facts checked on 2026-11-09. Crosswordle belongs to Crosswordle. Megadle is not linked to it.