The core rules at a glance
Wordle has very few rules. That's part of its brilliance. Here's everything you need to know:
- The hidden word is always exactly five letters long.
- You have six guesses to find it.
- Every guess must be a valid English word. You can't type random letters.
- Press Enter to submit a guess; use Backspace to correct a letter.
- The game ends when you guess the word correctly or exhaust all six attempts.
How the colour feedback works
After each guess, every tile flips to reveal a colour. Green means the letter is correct and in the right position. Yellow means the letter appears in the word but in a different position. Grey means the letter does not appear in the word at all.
Importantly, if a letter appears twice in your guess but only once in the answer, only one tile will turn green or yellow. The duplicate will go grey.
What counts as a valid guess?
Wordelly uses a large dictionary of common English words. Proper nouns, abbreviations, and very obscure technical terms are generally excluded. If your guess is rejected, try a more common word.
In Hard Mode, an additional rule applies: you must use all previously confirmed (green and yellow) letters in every subsequent guess.
Winning, losing, and playing again
If you guess the word within six tries, you win and see your stats. If you don't, the answer is revealed. On Wordelly, you can play again immediately. There's no daily limit. Every game is logged to your cognitive profile if you have an account.