Wordle Solver
Stuck on today’s Wordle? Enter what you know (green letters in their position, yellow letters under the spot where they appeared, grey letters excluded) to see which common 5-letter words still fit.
How to Use the Wordle Solver
Add your green letters
Type each green letter into the box for its position. Leave the other boxes empty.
Add your yellow letters
Type each yellow letter under the position where it showed yellow. The helper keeps words that contain the letter, but not in that spot.
Add your grey letters
Type every grey letter into the grey box, then press Find Words. Pick your next guess from the words that are left.
Tips for Better Results
- Start with a high-information opener: CRANE, SLATE, TRACE, SLANT, or the vowel-heavy AUDIO and ADIEU.
- Plan your second guess to cover untested high-frequency letters. CRANE pairs well with POUND, MIGHT, or DOILY.
- Never waste a guess repeating gray letters. Use the solver to confirm you are not leaving an unused position guessable by a single letter you already know.
- When you have two greens and two yellows, the answer pool is often under 10 words — read them carefully before guessing.
- Watch out for double letters. Words like BERRY, FLUFF, and ALLEY are common Wordle answers. If you have only one of a letter as yellow and gray, the answer has exactly one copy of that letter.
- Remember that Wordle accepts far more guesses than it uses as answers, and its answers tend to be familiar everyday words.
What is a Wordle Solver?
A Wordle solver narrows the field of possible 5-letter answers by applying every clue you have collected — letters confirmed in position (green), letters present elsewhere (yellow), and letters excluded entirely (gray). Wordle, originally created by Josh Wardle and now run by The New York Times, gives you six guesses to identify a single 5-letter word. The puzzle’s appeal comes from the information-theory game inside it: each guess returns up to 5 colored signals, and a good solver maximizes those signals.
Using a solver does not have to mean cheating. Many players use them after the puzzle is solved to see how close they came to the optimal play, or to learn the strongest second-guess patterns. The classic strategy is to pick one strong opener (CRANE family) and one complementary follow-up that covers the remaining 5–6 most common letters (POUND, DOILY). After two guesses you typically have enough green and yellow data to let the solver narrow the answer to a handful of candidates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do the green, yellow, and gray rules work?
Green means the letter is correct and in the correct position. Yellow means the letter is in the word but in a different position. Gray means the letter is not in the word at all. Enter each colour into the matching boxes in the helper above to narrow down the possible words.
What is the best Wordle starter word?
The strongest openers cover frequent vowels and common consonants. CRANE, SLATE, CRATE, TRACE, and SLANT are top performers because they touch five distinct, high-frequency letters and unlock the most information on turn one. AUDIO and ADIEU are popular vowel-heavy alternatives, useful when you want to lock down vowels first.
Is there a way to solve Wordle in two guesses?
Almost never reliably. Even a strong first guess usually leaves dozens of possible answers, so two-guess solves mostly come down to luck. Aim instead for a guaranteed 3- or 4-guess solve using a complementary second guess like POUND or PLUMB after CRANE.
Does the solver know today’s answer?
No — and that is intentional. Showing the answer would defeat the puzzle. The helper narrows about 8,600 five-letter English words to those that match the green, yellow and grey clues you have found, listing everyday words first, and you choose the next guess.
How do I handle double letters?
Double letters are the trickiest case. If your first guess shows one E as yellow and the second E as gray, Wordle is telling you the answer contains exactly one E — and it is not in either of those positions. In the helper, type E into the yellow box for each position where it showed yellow or grey. That tells it the word contains an E, but not in those spots.
Can I use this for Quordle, Octordle, or NYT Connections?
For Quordle and Octordle, yes — they use the same 5-letter mechanics, so the solver works for each grid independently. Connections uses a different word-grouping format that this tool is not designed for.