How to play Word Guess
There's a hidden five-letter word, and you have six guesses to find it. Type any five-letter word and press Enter. Each tile then changes color to give you a clue: green means the letter is correct and in the right spot, yellow means the letter is in the word but in a different spot, and gray means the letter isn't in the word at all. Use those clues to narrow it down and crack the word before you run out of rows.
Tips & strategy
- Open with vowel-rich words. Guesses like "adieu" or "audio" quickly reveal which vowels are in play.
- Cover common consonants next. Letters like R, S, T, L, and N appear in a huge share of words.
- Reuse your greens. Keep confirmed letters in place and experiment with the unknown positions.
- Don't waste a row. Once you have several clues, make each new guess test as many new letters as possible.
About the game
The six-guess word game became a global phenomenon in the early 2020s, sparking a daily ritual for millions of players and a wave of friendly score-sharing. Its appeal is the perfect balance of luck and logic — simple enough to explain in a sentence, deep enough to argue about the best opening word forever.