Primel
Primel is Wordle with numbers. The answer is a five digit prime number, every guess must be a prime too, and you have six tries.
Primel rules in short
- Type a prime
Enter any five digit prime number. A number that is not prime is not accepted.
- Check each digit
Digits turn green, yellow or gray just like letters in Wordle.
- Use what you learn
Keep green digits in place and move yellow ones. Find the prime within six guesses.
Primel at a glance
- Answer
- A five digit prime number
- Guesses
- 6
- Rule
- Every guess must also be a valid five digit prime
- Colors
- Green right digit and spot, yellow right digit wrong spot, gray not in the number
- Price
- Free in the browser
- Category
- Logic and mystery games, math
Prime facts that help
In Primel the answer is a five digit prime, and every guess must be one too. That rule makes it harder than Wordle, but it also gives you clues before you start.
- There are 8,363 five digit primes, from 10,007 up to 99,991.
- A five digit prime always ends in 1, 3, 7 or 9. Never 0, 2, 4, 5, 6 or 8.
- The digits of a prime never add up to a multiple of 3. If they did, the number would divide by 3.
- Digits can repeat. 11,113 is prime, for example.
Good opening guesses
Pick a first prime with five different digits, so you test as many digits as possible. 12,347 and 56,809 are both prime and share no digits, so together they test ten digits in two guesses. From there, the last digit is usually the quickest to pin down.
Primel for math fans
If you like Primel, try Angledle for degrees or Magnitudle for big numbers. They use the same guess and check feel with numbers instead of letters.
Questions people ask about Primel
How do you play Primel?
Type any five digit prime. Digits turn green, yellow or gray as letters do in Wordle, and you have six tries to land on the hidden prime.
Do guesses have to be prime in Primel?
Yes. Every guess must be a valid five digit prime number.
How many guesses do you get in Primel?
Six guesses, and each one has to be a five digit prime.
Ways to get better at Primel
- Primes never end in an even digit or 5, so the last digit is almost always 1, 3, 7 or 9.
- Open with a prime that has five different digits to test more digits at once.
- Digits can repeat, so do not rule out a digit just because it is green somewhere else.
Facts checked on 2026-11-04. Primel belongs to Primel. Megadle is not linked to it.