Wordle
Wordle gives everyone the same five letter word each day. You get six guesses, and the colors of the tiles tell you which letters are right and where they go.
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This is Mega Word, Megadle's own word game. The original Wordle is on nytimes.com.
Play the original WordleDaily #6, the same for everyone today. 6 guesses.
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How Wordle works
Type a five letter word. Any real five letter word counts as a guess. Press Enter to check it.
Read the colors. Green means the letter is in the word and in the right spot. Yellow means it is in the word but somewhere else. Gray means it is not in the word.
Use the clues. Keep the green letters where they are, move the yellow ones and drop the gray ones. Letters can appear more than once.
Solve it in six. Find the word in six guesses or fewer, then share your colored grid without giving the word away.
A short history
Wordle was made by Josh Wardle and released in October 2021. It spread fast because everyone played the same word and shared colored grids without spoilers. The New York Times bought it in early 2022, and it is still free to play every day.
Hard Mode
In Hard Mode, any letter you have found must be used in later guesses: greens in the same spot, yellows somewhere in the word. It stops you from spending a guess just to test new letters, which makes the game tougher.
What the answers tend to look like
- Answers are common five letter words, not rare ones.
- Plurals that only add an S are rarely the answer, so SLATS style guesses waste a turn.
- Double letters do happen, as in words like APPLE or SKILL.
- Popular starting words like CRANE and SLATE test common letters early.
Unlimited Wordle and the archive
The official Wordle gives one word a day. NYT Games subscribers can play past puzzles in the archive. For unlimited play, many fans switch to games built for it, such as Dordle's free mode or Absurdle, which has no daily limit at all.
Mega Word plays right here on Megadle with unlimited rounds.
Common Wordle questions
Is Wordle free?
Yes. The daily puzzle is free in any browser and in the NYT Games app. Only the archive of past puzzles needs a subscription.
What time does Wordle reset?
A new word comes out at midnight in your own time zone, so friends in other countries get it at different times.
Can a Wordle answer have the same letter twice?
Yes. Words like SPEED or ROBOT are possible, so do not rule out a letter just because it is already green.
What is Wordle Hard Mode?
In Hard Mode every green and yellow letter you found must be used in your next guesses. It stops you from playing throwaway words.
Where can I get a Wordle hint today?
On our Wordle answer today page. It starts with four small hints and keeps the word hidden until you tap. This guide itself stays spoiler free.
Is there a Wordle unlimited?
The official game is one word a day, and the NYT archive is for subscribers. For unlimited play, Mega Word on Megadle lets you keep going.
Wordle strategy
- Open with a word that has three vowels and common consonants, such as ADIEU, RAISE or SLATE.
- Your second guess should use five new letters. You learn more from new letters than from repeating a yellow one.
- Hard Mode forces you to keep every hint you found, so only turn it on once you know the usual patterns.
- Stuck on _IGHT or _OUND? Play a word that tests several of the missing first letters at once.
- If you are stuck on the last two guesses, pick a word that tests the most letters you still need, even if it cannot be the answer in Normal Mode.
Wordle in numbers
- Made by
- Josh Wardle, now run by The New York Times
- Guesses
- 6
- Word length
- 5 letters
- New puzzle
- Every day at midnight, your local time
- Modes
- Normal and Hard Mode
- Price
- Free daily puzzle, archive for NYT Games subscribers
- Category
- Word games, letter guessing
Facts checked on 2026-11-03. Wordle belongs to The New York Times. Megadle is not linked to it.