Word500
Word500 takes away Wordle's easiest help. After each guess you only learn how many letters are in the right spot, how many are elsewhere and how many miss.
Opens the real game on word500.com. Free, in a new tab.
How Word500 works
Type a word. Enter any valid five letter word.
Read the three counts. Green counts letters in the right place, yellow counts letters in the word but misplaced, red counts letters that are not in the word.
Deduce and mark. Work out which letters the counts point to, then mark them on your keyboard.
A worked example
Say you guess CRANE and get green 1, yellow 1, red 3. Two of those letters are in the word, one in the right place. Next try CRONY. If green stays at 1 but yellow drops to 0, the A or the E was your yellow, and C or R may be the green. Each pair of guesses like this pins down one or two letters. It is slower than Wordle, but every step is pure logic.
Good habits
- Keep a few test letters you know are red, and use them as fillers.
- Never change more than you need. Big changes make the counts hard to read.
- When you think you know three letters, try them in new spots to learn the order.
Common Word500 questions
Is Word500 harder than Wordle?
Yes, by a lot. You know how many letters fit but not which, so each guess needs more thought.
Can I play more than one Word500 a day?
Yes. Practice mode is unlimited and the archive has past daily puzzles.
What do the three numbers always add up to?
Five, one for every letter of your guess.
Is there a Word500 solver or hint?
The best hint is your own keyboard marks. Swapping one letter per guess turns the counts into clear answers.
Where is the Word500 answer today?
You will have to earn it, as Megadle leaves the daily word to you.
Word500 strategy
- Change one or two letters between guesses at first. Seeing which count moves tells you about those letters.
- A guess that scores all red is very useful: five letters gone at once.
- Write your guesses down. It is much easier to compare them on paper.
- Change one letter at a time between guesses to see exactly which count moves.
Word500 in numbers
- Answer
- A five letter word
- Feedback
- Three numbers: green, yellow, red
- Green
- Letters in the right spot
- Yellow
- Letters in the word but in another spot
- Modes
- Daily, practice and archive
- Price
- Free in the browser
- Category
- Word games, letter guessing
Facts checked on 2026-11-09. Word500 belongs to Word500. Megadle is not linked to it.