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Word Guess

Guess a hidden 5-letter word in up to six attempts. After each guess, tiles turn green (right letter, right position), yellow (right letter, wrong position) or grey (not in the word at all). Play unlimited rounds with a fresh random word every game.

Correct spot Wrong spot Not in word

How to Play

  • The puzzle: A secret 5-letter English word is hidden. You must figure out what it is.
  • How: Type any valid 5-letter word as a guess and press Enter. The tiles change colour to give you clues about how close you were.
  • Green tile: That letter is in the word AND in exactly the right position.
  • Yellow tile: That letter IS in the word, but you placed it in the wrong position.
  • Gray tile: That letter is NOT in the word at all — eliminate it from future guesses.
  • The challenge: Use the colour clues from each guess to narrow down possibilities with each attempt.
  • Win: Guess the exact word within 6 attempts.
  • Lose: 6 wrong guesses used up — the word is revealed.
  • Key tip: Never guess a gray letter again — it wastes a guess with zero new information.

Free Unlimited Word Guess Game Online

Play Word Guess as many times as you want — no daily limit, no account needed. Guess the hidden 5-letter word in 6 attempts using colour-coded feedback to narrow down the answer. Supports physical keyboard and on-screen tap.

Features

Unlimited Games

Unlike the classic daily word game (one word per day), play as many rounds as you like with new random words every game.

Keyboard & Touch

Type on your physical keyboard or tap the on-screen keyboard — fully responsive on desktop and mobile.

500+ Word Pool

Carefully curated list of common English 5-letter words — familiar enough to be fair, varied enough to challenge.

Colour-Coded Feedback

Green = right letter, right spot. Yellow = right letter, wrong spot. Gray = letter not in word. Just like the original.

Flip Animations

Satisfying tile-flip reveal animation after each guess, just like the classic word-guessing game experience.

No Login Required

100% free, no account, no tracking. Just open and play instantly in your browser.

Who Plays Word Guess?

Word LoversEnjoy the daily mental workout of deducing a word from colour clues.
StudentsBuild vocabulary and spelling skills in an engaging, game-like format.
Friends & FamiliesCompare scores and strategies — a shared daily ritual for millions worldwide.
Puzzle EnthusiastsA quick, satisfying logic puzzle that can be completed in 2–5 minutes.

Common Questions

How do you play Word Guess?
Guess a 5-letter word in 6 tries. After each guess: Green = letter is correct and in the right position. Yellow = letter is in the word but in the wrong position. Gray = letter is not in the word at all.
What's the best opening word?
Words covering common letters are best. Popular starters: CRANE (covers C, R, A, N, E), SLATE (S, L, A, T, E), AUDIO (all 5 vowels minus one), RAISE. Mathematically, CRANE and SLATE are among the most efficient opening words.
Can I play more than once per day?
Yes — this is an unlimited word-guessing game. Click "New Game" after any round ends to play instantly with a new random word. There is no daily limit and no waiting.
Does it accept any 5-letter input?
Yes — any combination of 5 letters is accepted as a valid guess. This means you can freely explore strategies without being blocked by obscure word validation.

Pro Tip

Don't repeat gray letters and always reuse yellow ones in a different position on your next guess. Two well-chosen words in the first two guesses that collectively cover 10 different common letters will give you enough information to solve almost any word in the remaining four tries.

Did You Know?

2M+
Daily Players at Peak
Wordle grew from 90 players in November 2021 to over 2 million daily players by January 2022 — without any advertising. It spread entirely through Twitter sharing of coloured emoji result grids.
$1M
Acquired by NYT
Josh Wardle sold Wordle to The New York Times in January 2022 for a reported seven-figure sum — just months after creating it as a gift for his word-puzzle-loving partner during the pandemic.
CRANE
Mathematically Best Opener
Information-theory analysis shows CRANE and SLATE eliminate the most possible words on average. CRANE uses the 5 most statistically advantageous letters given the Wordle answer distribution.

Word Guess Strategy Guide

Guess #GoalExampleStrategy
1st GuessCover common lettersCRANE / SLATEUse E, A, R, S, T — the 5 most common letters in 5-letter answer words
2nd GuessCover more new lettersUNTIL / MOTHSAvoid repeating any gray letters from guess 1
3rd GuessNarrow by positionBased on cluesPlace all yellow letters in new positions
4th–5thConfirm & solveBased on cluesYou should have enough info by now to narrow to 1–3 words
6th GuessLast chanceBest remaining optionGo with highest-probability remaining word

You May Also Ask

Why are some letters yellow sometimes and gray other times?
A letter can only be "present" (yellow) once per actual occurrence in the word. If the word has one E and you guess two E's, only one will be yellow/green — the other will be gray to avoid misleading you about duplicate letters.
What is hard mode in this word game?
In hard mode (NYT version), you must use all revealed hints in subsequent guesses — revealed greens must stay in position and yellows must be used. This prevents the strategy of using all-new letters on guess 2 to eliminate more letters faster.
Can a word have double letters?
Yes! Words like ABBEY, OFFER or LLAMA have repeated letters. This is one reason why seemingly good guesses can fail — the word may have a doubled letter you weren't accounting for.

Common Mistakes

Reusing gray letters
The most common mistake — guessing a letter that was already marked gray. Gray means the letter is definitively not in the word; using it again wastes a guess.
Watch the keyboard — gray keys tell you exactly which letters to avoid.
Ignoring yellow letter positions
Yellow means the letter is in the word but NOT in that position. Guessing it in the same position again is guaranteed to fail.
Place yellow letters in any position except where they turned yellow.
Forgetting about double letters
Players often assume each letter appears only once. Words like SPEED, BOOST and TEETH have doubled letters that trip up even experienced players.
If you've confirmed most letters but can't find the word, consider that one slot may be a duplicate.