23 Wordle Alternatives for Word Game Lovers.
Are you missing Wordle? We’ve scoured the web and compiled a list of 23 clones, remixes, and other versions of Wordle so you don’t feel like solving the five-letter puzzle.
The original Wordle is a daily word puzzle game that has become extremely popular. New York City software engineer Josh Wardle (get it?) created an online version of the old game show Lingo, especially for his partner who loves word games.
The popularity of Wordle quickly grew exponentially. There were 90 users a month after launch, hundreds of thousands soon after, and now there are millions of users around the world.
Mr. Wardle, who was also responsible for the Reddit features The Button and Place, has since sold Wordle to the New York Times, where it appears alongside the NYT crossword and Spelling Bee.
What’s a Wordle?
The rules are simple. You have a maximum of six attempts to guess the 5 letter word. “Each guess must be a valid 5-letter word. After each guess, the color of the tile will change to show how close your guess was to the word.”
Play Wordle on any device: Android, iPhone, PC, or Mac, and the site will keep track of your game series. Only one puzzle is released each day and everyone gets the same word, so many people share their results or screenshots with friends. For now, Wordle and its alternatives are simple websites, so you don’t need to get them through the app store. Select the links below to guess a new word.
Themed Wordle Games
As soon as people started sharing their Wordle results on social media, other software developers rushed to create new versions of Wordle.
1. Lordle of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien fans will love The Lord of the Rings. The correct answer could be any five-letter word, including names, from The Lord of the Rings. So you can guess “Bilbo”, although “shire” might be a better first guess.
2. Taylordle
Swifts can enjoy Taylordle created by Hannah Park and modified by the Holy Swift podcast.
3. Dundle
You guessed it. This Wordle is based on The Office. This one was also created by Hannah Park.
4. Murdle
This version includes Hangman with Wordle. You have unlimited guesses, but you will die if you get too many unique letters wrong.
5. Gordle
Inspired by Canadian hockey great Gordie Howe, Gordle works just like Wordle, except all your guesses must be the five-letter last name of an NHL player, past or present.
6. A Greener Worldle
Prepared by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the assumptions in A Greener Wordle should be related to the environment and climate change.
7. Sweardle – NSFW
With the help of Sweardle you will guess four letter words. As the instructions say, “You only have 4 chances to guess, so don’t screw it up.” Don’t play this game at work! And if Sweardle doesn’t sound sharp enough, check out Lewdle, which is even more obscene, or Queerdle, which is rather obscene.
8. Squirdle
You have eight attempts to name the Pokémon.
9. Bikle
Correct guesses include the cyclists’ 5-letter last names. The instructions mention: “The complexity of the solution will change from day to day: it can be a legend from the past, a well-known name of the present, a domestik who loves to break away and carry cans.”
10. Phordle
If you’re a fan of the band, check out this Phish-based version of Wordle. This is fat.
11. Absurdle
The purpose of Absurdly is to drive you crazy. Your goal is to guess the secret word, but it won’t be easy because Absurdl is actively trying to evade the answer. With each guess, Absurdle reveals as little information as possible, changing the secret word as necessary.” Be sure to read the full instructions before you start guessing the possible words.
12. Quordle
You will solve four puzzles at the same time with Quordle. The number of letters in each puzzle is the same, but the answers are different.
13. Wordle in different languages
Thanks to Júda (rwmpelstilzchen) we have an extensive repository of Wordle games in foreign languages from Afrikaans to Yiddish and hundreds of other languages.
14. Custom Wordle
If you think you have the best Wordle, you can create your own Wordle game.
15. Word.Rodeo
Word.Rodeo is another custom Wordle editor. It’s not really a multiplayer game, but you can share your puzzles with your friends.
Wordle Clones
If The New York Times ever starts requiring Wordle players to be subscribers, we’ll mention a couple direct copies of Wordle, including Hello Wordle and Word Master. Wordle Unlimited is another clone, except you can guess nonsense words too.
Non-Word Wordle-Inspired Games
In these games, your guesses won’t be the words themselves, but the games work similarly to Wordle.
16. Worldle
Guess the country or territory by its shape and information about how far it is from the places you guess.
17. Subwaydle
Here’s one for those who love New York. Each guess must be a valid subway trip involving three trains with transfers available between them.
18. Letterle
It might even be more absurd than Absurdle. Guess one letter.
19. Airportle
Scott’s Cheap Flights invites you to guess the airport code in this non-linguistic version of Wordle.
20. Nerdle
In Nerdle, a word must be a mathematically correct calculation, so it must have an = sign. Doesn’t your brain hurt yet?
21. Mathler
In Mahler, the target number changes every day. Can you find the hidden calculation?
22. Numble
In addition to the trailer of the movie Matter, there is a description of Nimble. Think of an equation equal to the given number. Remember the order of actions!
23. Primel
The last entry on our list is Primal. There are about 90,000 simple five-digit numbers. Can you guess the correct one?
Let us know in the comments which Wordle-inspired online games you enjoyed the most.
23 Wordle Alternatives for Word Game Lovers
23 Wordle Alternatives for Word Game Lovers