Games likeWordle

13 games like Wordle for when one word a day isn't enough

Updated October 22, 2026 · 13 games, each checked on its maker's site · 9 min read

Wordle is six guesses at one five-letter word, with green, yellow and grey tiles telling you how close you are, and the same answer for everyone in the world that day. It started as Josh Wardle's game for his partner, went viral at the end of 2021 and has belonged to The New York Times since early 2022. The daily puzzle is still free, but there is only one, and the archive of past puzzles needs an NYT Games subscription.

The games below are what to play next. Some keep Wordle's rules and multiply the boards, some bend the rules so the game fights back, and some swap letters for numbers, phrases or meaning. Every pick names the part of Wordle it keeps and the part it changes, so you can choose between a bigger version of the same puzzle and something new.

How we picked

A game earned a place if a Wordle player would feel at home within one round: a hidden answer, feedback after every guess, and a game that fits in a coffee break. We visited every game's own site on October 22, 2026 to confirm the rules, the word length, the number of guesses and the price. Where several sites use the same name, we link the original, made by someone who puts their name on it.

We skipped the many sites that put "Wordle" itself in their name without any connection to the game's owner, games that have shut down, and anything that needs a download. Ratings are ours, out of 5, and lean on how well each game keeps the quick, fair, daily feel that makes Wordle work.

3 of the 13 are games we make, marked Made by us · Gamefinity. They are rated on the same scale as the rest and placed where they honestly fit.

Quordle

Four Wordles at once · by Merriam-Webster

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
5–10 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.5 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads, including Practice and the 30-day archive
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Wordle players who want a longer daily

What it is

Four five-letter words solved at the same time: every guess is entered on all four boards, each board colours it separately, and you have nine guesses to clear them all. Freddie Meyer made it in early 2022, and the dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has run it since 2023.

Why it's like Wordle

Same word length, same three colours, same one-puzzle-a-day rhythm and a grid to share. If you can play Wordle, you can play Quordle on the first try; it just asks you to keep four sets of clues in your head.

What's different

Four answers and nine guesses instead of one and six. It also has a Chill mode with more guesses, an Extreme mode with fewer and stranger words, a Sequence mode that shows one board at a time, a free Practice mode and a 30-day archive.

Play QuordleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Waffle

Daily letter-swapping puzzle · by Waffle Studio Ltd

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
3–6 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.5 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads; a one-off Ko-fi donation removes them and adds a supporters' puzzle
Platforms
Browser
Best for
A fresh daily that still feels like Wordle

What it is

A waffle-shaped 5×5 grid holds six interlocking five-letter words with every letter already on the board but scrambled. You swap tiles two at a time until all six words are right, in 15 swaps or fewer; every puzzle can be done in ten, and the swaps you save become stars.

Why it's like Wordle

It borrows Wordle's colour language exactly: green for the right place, yellow for a letter that belongs in that row or column, grey for one that belongs elsewhere. It is a short daily with a result you share, and it scratches the same itch of narrowing down letters.

What's different

You never type a guess: all the letters are given and the puzzle is about placing them. There are extra modes too, including a weekly Deluxe Waffle, a numbers version and a free archive.

Play WaffleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Wordlock

Made by us · GamefinityUnlimited timed five-letter game

Wordlock cover art (a game we make)
Price
Free
Time per game
2–5 min
How often
As many as you like
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free in the browser, no download or sign-up
Platforms
Browser, phone and computer
Best for
Playing word after word in one sitting

What it is

Find a hidden five-letter word from green, gold and grey clues, then the next one drops in straight away. You start with 90 seconds, each word you solve adds time back, and the game runs until the clock does. A word that is not in the list just shakes and does not count as a guess.

Why it's like Wordle

The clues work exactly as in Wordle, down to how repeated letters are marked, and the answers are familiar everyday words. It is the answer to "I want to keep playing": as many words as your clock allows, with no waiting for tomorrow.

What's different

There is no six-guess limit; instead every extra guess makes a word worth fewer points while the clock keeps running, so speed matters. There is no shared daily answer to compare with friends.

Play Wordlock on GamefinityOur game: rated as strictly as the rest

Hello Wordl

Unlimited Wordle remake · by Lynn (open source)

Price
Free
Time per game
2–5 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.5 / 5
What it costs
Free, with no ads or paid tier seen
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Endless practice at any word length

What it is

An open-source remake of Wordle with six tries and the usual colours, where rounds never run out and the word length can be set anywhere from 4 to 11 letters. Press Enter after a round and a new random word is ready.

Why it's like Wordle

It plays exactly like Wordle and its own about page says it is a remake. It also has a seeded puzzle of the day, so it covers both the daily habit and the urge for one more.

What's different

Unlimited random words, adjustable length, and three difficulty settings including an Ultra Hard mode that is stricter than Wordle's Hard Mode. It accepts a large Scrabble tournament word list, so some valid guesses are obscure.

Play Hello WordlChecked Oct 22, 2026

Absurdle

Adversarial Wordle · by qntm (Sam Hughes)

Price
Free
Time per game
5–15 min
How often
As many as you like
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free, with no ads or paid tier seen
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Players who have beaten Wordle too often

What it is

A version of Wordle that never picks an answer. It keeps every word that still fits your clues and answers each guess in the way that leaves the most words alive, so you have to corner it until only one word is possible and then name it.

Why it's like Wordle

It uses Wordle's own answer list and the same green, yellow and grey feedback, so every habit you have built carries over, right up to the moment you realise the game is dodging you.

What's different

There is no guess limit and no daily puzzle: a game is a duel you win by logic, and a casual one can run past a dozen turns. A Challenge mode gives you a target word to force, which its maker recommends only for advanced players.

Play AbsurdleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Dordle

Two Wordles at once · by Guilherme Tows (zaratustra)

Price
Free
Time per game
3–6 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free; itch.io offers an optional payment to support the maker
Platforms
Browser
Best for
The gentlest step up from Wordle

What it is

Two Wordle puzzles played together: each five-letter guess is checked against both hidden words, and you have seven guesses to find the pair. It is hosted on itch.io, where its maker describes it simply as wordle plus wordle.

Why it's like Wordle

Only one thing changes, an extra board, so the strategy you use in Wordle works here with a little more to track. There is a daily pair everyone shares.

What's different

Two answers and seven guesses, plus a free mode for as many extra rounds as you want. Look-alike Dordle sites exist; this itch.io page is the original.

Play DordleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Nerdle

Daily equation guessing game · by Richard Mann and family

Price
Free
Time per game
3–6 min
How often
One a day
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free to play; puzzle books are sold separately
Platforms
Browser, iPhone and iPad, Android
Best for
People who like numbers as much as words

What it is

Wordle with arithmetic: the hidden answer is an eight-character equation such as 3+5*4=23, and every guess must be a valid one. Tiles turn green, purple or grey, and you have six tries. The site now hosts more than 20 number games, from a five-character Micro version to multi-board ones.

Why it's like Wordle

Six tries, colour feedback on a row of tiles and a daily puzzle everyone shares. The deduction feels the same: rule things out, then place what you know.

What's different

Digits and operators instead of letters, so you are checking sums as well as positions, and the purple tile plays the role of Wordle's yellow.

Play NerdleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Octordle

Eight Wordles at once · by Merriam-Webster

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
10–15 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads
Platforms
Browser
Best for
A long weekend-morning puzzle

What it is

Eight Wordle puzzles at once with 13 guesses to solve them all; each guess lands on every board still open. It used to live on Britannica's site and now sits with Quordle on Merriam-Webster's games page.

Why it's like Wordle

The rules, word length and colours are all Wordle's. It rewards the same opening-word strategy, just across far more boards.

What's different

With eight answers it takes a quarter of an hour rather than a few minutes. It adds Chill, Extreme, Sequence and Rescue modes, themed challenges, a Practice mode and an archive.

Play OctordleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Contexto

Guess the word by meaning · by Nildo Junior (Daydash)

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
5–20 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads, including the unlimited mode and past games
Platforms
Browser
Best for
A daily word hunt with no letter clues

What it is

One secret word a day, and every word you type is ranked by how close its meaning is to it: the answer is number 1, and a guess ranked 50 is warm. Guesses are unlimited, with a hint if you are stuck. It started in Portuguese in 2022 and now has English and Spanish versions.

Why it's like Wordle

It keeps Wordle's shape, one shared hidden word a day and a guessing loop that closes in on it, so it slots into the same morning routine.

What's different

Spelling tells you nothing: the only clue is closeness in meaning. There is no guess limit, and an unlimited mode and past games are free on the site.

Play ContextoChecked Oct 22, 2026

Exactly

Made by us · GamefinityDaily numbers puzzle

Exactly cover art (a game we make)
Price
Free
Time per game
About 2 min
How often
One a day
Our rating
3.5 / 5
What it costs
Free in the browser, no download or sign-up
Platforms
Browser, phone and computer
Best for
A two-minute daily for number fans

What it is

Six number cards and a target: add, subtract, multiply and divide your way to it exactly, and every result turns into a new card you can keep using. Each day brings three of these sums, getting harder as you go, and everyone plays the same three.

Why it's like Wordle

It is a daily puzzle in Wordle's spirit: one short set a day, the same for every player, a clean result you can compare, and a new one at midnight Eastern Time.

What's different

It has no letters and no colour clues; it is closer to a Countdown numbers round than to a word game, and every sum is checked by a solver so an exact answer always exists.

Play Exactly on GamefinityOur game: rated as strictly as the rest

Fibble

Wordle that lies once a row · by K & R Garfield (coded by keldor)

Price
Free
Time per game
5–10 min
How often
One a day
Our rating
3.5 / 5
What it costs
Free, with no paid tier seen
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Logic fans

What it is

A five-letter word game where exactly one tile in every row of feedback shows the wrong colour. You get nine guesses and have to work out which clue was the lie as well as what the word is.

Why it's like Wordle

Same board, same five-letter words, same colours. Everything you know about reading Wordle's tiles still applies, as long as you remember one of them is false.

What's different

The deliberate lie makes it a logic puzzle as much as a vocabulary one, with nine guesses to absorb the confusion and an optional hard mode on top.

Play FibbleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Phrazle

Wordle for phrases · by Solitaired (Unwind Media)

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
3–6 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
3.5 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads; an ad can be watched to reveal unused letters
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Idiom lovers

What it is

Guess a whole common phrase, several words long, in six attempts. Each guess has to fill every space with real words, and the feedback adds a fourth colour: purple for a letter that belongs in a different word of the phrase.

Why it's like Wordle

Six tries and colour-coded letters, with a daily puzzle and a shareable result. The opening moves feel very like Wordle's.

What's different

Longer answers and the extra colour change the strategy, and a free Practice mode lets you keep playing.

Play PhrazleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Vowel Stealer

Made by us · GamefinityMissing-vowels phrase game

Vowel Stealer cover art (a game we make)
Price
Free
Time per game
1–2 min
How often
As many as you like
Our rating
3.5 / 5
What it costs
Free in the browser, no download or sign-up
Platforms
Browser, phone and computer
Best for
Quick phrase solving with no daily wait

What it is

A thief has stolen every vowel from a famous saying, so a case card reads something like BR__K TH_ _C_. You read the consonants, work out the phrase and tap the vowels back in order before the phrase's timer runs out, on five hearts, from a bank of more than 900 expressions.

Why it's like Wordle

It shares Wordle's pleasure of seeing a word's shape and filling in what is missing, and the gaps get longer and the timers tighter as the run goes on.

What's different

It is about speed and recognising sayings rather than deducing a hidden word from clues, and a run lasts until your hearts are gone, not one puzzle a day.

Play Vowel Stealer on GamefinityOur game: rated as strictly as the rest

All 13 side by side

#GameTypeHow oftenTimePricePlatformsRating
01QuordleFour Wordles at onceDaily, plus unlimited5–10 minFree, with adsBrowser4.5 / 5
02WaffleDaily letter-swapping puzzleDaily, plus unlimited3–6 minFree, with adsBrowser4.5 / 5
03Wordlock OursUnlimited timed five-letter gameAs many as you like2–5 minFreeBrowser, phone and computer4.0 / 5
04Hello WordlUnlimited Wordle remakeDaily, plus unlimited2–5 minFreeBrowser4.5 / 5
05AbsurdleAdversarial WordleAs many as you like5–15 minFreeBrowser4.0 / 5
06DordleTwo Wordles at onceDaily, plus unlimited3–6 minFreeBrowser4.0 / 5
07NerdleDaily equation guessing gameOne a day3–6 minFreeBrowser, iPhone and iPad, Android4.0 / 5
08OctordleEight Wordles at onceDaily, plus unlimited10–15 minFree, with adsBrowser4.0 / 5
09ContextoGuess the word by meaningDaily, plus unlimited5–20 minFree, with adsBrowser4.0 / 5
10Exactly OursDaily numbers puzzleOne a dayAbout 2 minFreeBrowser, phone and computer3.5 / 5
11FibbleWordle that lies once a rowOne a day5–10 minFreeBrowser3.5 / 5
12PhrazleWordle for phrasesDaily, plus unlimited3–6 minFree, with adsBrowser3.5 / 5
13Vowel Stealer OursMissing-vowels phrase gameAs many as you like1–2 minFreeBrowser, phone and computer3.5 / 5

Where to start

If you want more of exactly what Wordle does, start with Quordle, then Dordle on days you have less time. If you want a new daily ritual beside Wordle, Waffle is the best of the twists. If what you miss is simply playing more than once, Hello Wordl and our own Wordlock have no daily limit at all.

Questions people ask

Is there an unlimited Wordle?

Not from The New York Times: it publishes one Wordle a day and keeps earlier ones in a subscriber-only archive. Other games let you play as many five-letter puzzles as you like, such as Hello Wordl and our own Wordlock; our unlimited Wordle page lists them all.

What is harder than Wordle?

Absurdle, which changes its answer to avoid you, and Fibble, which lies once in every row, are the classic harder versions, and the multi-board games get harder as the boards pile up. Our harder than Wordle page goes through them, starting with Wordle's own Hard Mode.

Is Wordle still free?

Yes: anyone can play the daily puzzle at no cost on nytimes.com or in the NYT Games app. An NYT Games or All Access subscription is needed for the archive of earlier puzzles, for WordleBot and for a few bonus puzzles.

Who made Wordle?

Josh Wardle, a software engineer, who released it publicly in October 2021. The New York Times Company bought it at the end of January 2022, and it has been on the Times website since February 2022.

Are the games on this list free?

All of them can be played free in a browser. Some show ads, and a few have optional paid extras, which each pick lists in full, as checked on the date beside it.

Which game is most like Wordle?

Hello Wordl plays exactly like it, with any word length and unlimited rounds. If you want the same rules but a bigger daily challenge, Quordle is the most popular step up.

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