Factle
Factle asks a ranking question, like the top five highest grossing Broadway shows. Put your five answers in order, and the colors tell you how close you are.
Factle rules in short
- Read the question
Each day has one ranking question, such as the biggest of something.
- Pick and order five answers
Choose your top five and drag them into the order you think is right.
- Submit and read the colors
Green is in the right spot. Yellow is in the top five but in the wrong spot. Gray is not in the top five.
- Fix it in five tries
Swap answers and move them until all five are green.
Factle at a glance
- Made by
- Front Office Sports
- Tries
- 5
- Task
- Rank the top five answers in the right order
- Colors
- Green right spot, yellow wrong spot, gray not in the top five
- Modes
- Factle, Factle Sports and an archive
- Price
- Free in the browser
- Category
- Trivia games, rankings
Ranking, not just knowing
Factle comes from Front Office Sports, not The New York Times. Each day it asks a question with a top five answer, like the five biggest grossing Broadway shows. You have five tries to put all five answers in the right order. Knowing the answers is half the job. The other half is the order.
Reading the colors
| Color | Meaning | What to do next |
|---|---|---|
| Green | Right answer in the right spot | Leave it where it is |
| Yellow | In the top five, wrong spot | Move it up or down |
| Gray | Not in the top five | Swap it for a new answer |
A plan for five tries
- First try: put in the five answers you are most sure about, in your best order.
- Second try: replace every gray. Do not move the greens.
- Third try onward: shuffle only the yellows. With two or three yellows, there are only a few orders to test.
Factle Sports and the archive
Factle Sports uses the same rules with questions about leagues, records and athletes. Both games keep an archive, so you can play older questions when you want more than one a day.
Questions people ask about Factle
Is Factle a New York Times game?
No. Factle comes from Front Office Sports and is played on its site.
Is Factle like Wordle?
It borrows the colors. Green, yellow and gray mark your five ranked answers the way Wordle marks letters.
How many tries do you get in Factle?
Five tries to get all five answers in the right order.
What is Factle Sports?
A sports version of Factle on the same site, with a daily sports ranking question.
Is there a Factle archive?
Yes. Past Factle puzzles can be played from the archive.
Ways to get better at Factle
- Lock in the answer you are surest of first. One green spot makes the rest easier.
- A gray answer is out of the top five, so swap it for a new one, not just a new position.
- Play Factle Sports too if you know sport. It works the same way with sports questions.
Facts checked on 2026-11-04. Factle belongs to Front Office Sports. Megadle is not linked to it.