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Are you curious about how to play Wordle, the viral puzzle that's taken the world by storm? The premise of Wordle is simple—you have to guess a five-letter word in six tries. We'll show you where to find Wordle on the web, teach you the rules of the game, share your results with friends, and give you all the tips and tricks you'll need to become a Wordle pro!
Steps
How do you play Wordle?
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Enter a 5-letter word. You'll have 6 chances to guess the 5-letter word of the day, so make every guess count! Try using a word that contains many different letters to narrow down your future guesses. Type your first guess, and then press or click Enter to see if you've matched any letters. -
Check the tile colors. After you make a guess, the tile colors will change:- A green tile indicates that you've guessed the correct letter in the correct place in the word.
- A yellow tile means you've guessed a letter that's in the word, but not in the right spot.
- A gray tile means that letter is not in today's word.
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Guess another word. Use the clues you got from your first guess to try again. Remember, don't reuse any of the gray letters, as they are definitely not in today's Wordle.- If you correctly guessed a letter at the correct position (a green tile), make sure to use that letter at that position in your second guess.
- Letters can appear more than once in the same word.
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Continue entering your guesses until all letters are green. When you've correctly guessed the word, you'll see a pop-up window with your statistics, as well as a countdown timer that tells you how long it'll be until the next Wordle is available. -
Share your score. If you want to show others how you did, click the Share button to copy a colorful grid that you can paste into a new tweet, Facebook post, email, or instant message.- Since everybody is playing the same Wordle puzzle, your results won't divulge the word of the day to your friends and followers.
- You can return to your statistics (and the Share button) at any time by clicking the bar graph icon at the top of Wordle.
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QuestionMy share button just says it's been copied to the clipboard and I can't do anything with it. No option to copy so I can't paste to facebook. I guess I need actual step-by-step instructions.Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions.When you click "Share," it's just like clicking "Copy." After clicking "Share," create a new Facebook post, right-click on the typing area (the place where you'd type your new post), and then click "Paste" to paste in your grid.
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QuestionThe color scheme on the Wordle game on my Android phone switched to dark tones, and I want to switch back to the former color scheme.Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions.Now that Wordle is hosted by the New York Times, the color scheme is different than the old version.
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QuestionWill the words ever be repeated?Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions.So far, no words have been repeated. But after about 2300 5-letter dictionary words, you can expect to see duplicates--if Wordle is still around, that is!
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Tips from our Readers
- Try changing your first word every day so you can have a better chance of getting the Wordle in fewer tries.
References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/apps
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html
- ↑ https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-tips-and-starting-words-for-wordle/#dt-heading-best-wordle-starting-words-and-tips-to-win
- ↑ https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/how-play-wordle-tips-tricks-1819408/
- ↑ https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/how-play-wordle-tips-tricks-1819408/
- ↑ https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/how-play-wordle-tips-tricks-1819408/
- ↑ https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-tips-and-starting-words-for-wordle/#dt-heading-best-wordle-starting-words-and-tips-to-win
About This Article
The objective of Wordle is to figure out a 5-letter word puzzle using clues about which letters are in the word and where in the word they appear. The daily Wordle puzzle is a 5 by 6 grid of squares. Once you start, you’ll have 6 chances to guess the word. Use your keyboard, or the clickable keyboard under the puzzle grid, to enter any 5-letter word in the top row. If you’re satisfied with your word, hit enter. The letters in the word will change color to reveal your first set of clues. If a letter tile turns gray, that means it doesn’t appear in the word of the day. If a tile turns yellow, that means that letter is in the word, but it’s not in the correct location. Finally, if a tile turns green, that means you’ve correctly guessed both the letter and its location in the word. Use the clues you got from the first word to fill in the second row on the grid. This time, don’t use any of the letters that turned gray in the first row, since you’ve already ruled them out. If you got a letter that turned yellow, you can use it again, but try it in a different position this time. However, if you got a green letter, use it in the same place you did last time. As you work your way down the grid, use the process of elimination to figure out which letters are correct and where they go, until you’re able to guess the correct word. Keep in mind, a letter can appear in the word more than once. Once you manage to get all the tiles to turn green, you’ll know that you’ve solved the puzzle. To share your results with friends, click the “Share” button and paste the results into a text or post. It’ll show up as a fun grid of grey, yellow and green squares showing how you got to the final word.
Reader Success Stories
- "Thanks for saying where the real Wordle is because I don't like the Android app."
