You get six tries to guess a five-letter word. Every guess must be a real English word. A green tile means the letter is correct and in the right position. A yellow tile means the letter is in the word but in the wrong position. A gray tile means the letter is not in the word at all.
Today's Wordle answer is revealed further up this page. We update it daily along with fresh hints, and you can also find yesterday's answer and a full historical archive here.
The New York Times acquired Wordle from its creator, Josh Wardle, in 2022, and has published and maintained it ever since. Several unofficial spinoff word games inspired by Wordle also exist, though they are not affiliated with the New York Times.
We rate each day's answer as Easy, Fairly Easy, Medium, or Very Difficult, based on how common the word is and how familiar its letter pattern tends to be for most English speakers.
Yes. Further down this page you will find every past Wordle answer organized by year, starting from the very first puzzle in 2021 through today.
Yes. Use the hints section above, which reveals clues gradually without spoiling the word. If you want to solve using letters you already know, our Wordle Solver tool generates matching words instead of giving you today's specific answer directly.