Wordle Solver — Find Today's Answer From Your Clues
Enter your guesses, click the tiles to match the colours, and see every word that fits.
Type each guess, then click the tiles to match the colours Wordle gave you — gray → yellow → green.
Only the first 400 matches are shown — add another guess to narrow it down.
Stuck on today's Wordle? Type in the guesses you've made, click each tile until it matches the colour Wordle gave you, and this solver lists every five-letter word that still fits — with the likely answers highlighted first.
It searches the same dictionary that powers our other word tools, and it applies Wordle's actual rules, including the repeated-letter behaviour that trips up most solvers and most humans.
How to use Wordle Solver
- Type a guess you've already played into the first row.
- Click each tile to cycle its colour: gray → yellow → green, exactly as Wordle scored it.
- Add your other guesses the same way — the more clues, the shorter the list.
- Click Find words. Likely answers are highlighted; click any word to copy it.
What the colours actually mean
Green means the letter is in that exact position. Yellow means the letter is in the word but somewhere else. Gray usually means the letter isn't in the word at all — but not always, and that "not always" is where it gets interesting.
The repeated-letter rule
Wordle colours at most as many tiles of a letter as the answer contains. Play SPEED against an answer with one E and you'll see one E coloured and the other gray. That gray does not mean "no E" — it means "exactly one E".
This solver applies that rule correctly: a gray tile for a letter that also has coloured tiles in the same guess caps the count instead of banning the letter. Solvers that skip this quietly discard the right answer on repeated-letter days — which Wordle is fond of.
Which word should you play next?
The highlighted words are ones that appear in common-usage word lists, and Wordle answers are always common words — so pick from those first. Beyond that, two rules of thumb:
- Lots of options left? Play a word that tests common untried letters (R, S, T, L, N, and a second vowel) rather than immediately reusing letters you already know.
- Down to a handful? Look at where they differ. If SHINE, SPINE and SWINE all fit, the second letter is the only question — a guess containing H, P and W settles it in one turn, even though that word can't be the answer itself.
Is using a solver cheating?
That's between you and your streak. Plenty of people use it after the game to see how close they were, or to settle whether that impossible-looking sixth row actually had a solution. We don't judge either way.
Frequently asked questions
How do I mark the colours?
Type your guess, then click each tile to cycle it: gray → yellow → green. Set every tile to match what Wordle showed you for that guess, including the tiles that stayed gray — the grays carry real information.
What does a gray tile mean when the same letter is also yellow or green?
It means the answer contains that letter exactly as many times as it has coloured tiles in that guess. Play SPEED and see one E yellow, one E gray? The answer has exactly one E. This solver applies that rule correctly — it's the case where most solvers, and most players, go wrong.
Why are some words highlighted?
Highlighted words appear in common-usage word lists. Wordle's answer list is made of ordinary words — you will never need an obscure Scrabble word to win — so when the solver offers both, the highlighted ones are far more likely to be the answer.
It says no words fit — what went wrong?
Almost always a mis-set tile. The usual culprit is a letter marked gray that Wordle actually showed yellow, or a yellow that has since turned green in a later guess being entered inconsistently. Re-check each row against your actual board.
Can I use this for Wordle clones and other word games?
Yes — anything with the same green/yellow/gray rules on five-letter words works identically. For games built on different mechanics, try the word unscrambler or anagram solver instead.
What's the best starting word?
Words packed with distinct common letters: CRANE, SLATE, TRACE and ADIEU are all popular for good reason. What matters more than the perfect opener is that your second guess tests new letters rather than shuffling the ones you've already learned about.