Game

Daily Word: how to play

Daily Word is a daily word game: you have six tries to discover a five-letter word. The English version uses an English dictionary.

Controls

Type with the on-screen keyboard or your own keyboard and press Enter. Words must exist in the game's dictionary.

Rules

  • Green: the letter is in the word and in the right place.
  • Yellow: the letter is in the word but in another position.
  • Grey: the letter is not in the word.
  • There is a new word every day.

Tips

  • Start with words that have several different vowels.
  • Reuse the green letters and try new positions for the yellow ones.
  • Remember that letters can repeat.

Frequently asked questions

When does the word change?

At midnight UTC.

Is the word the same for everyone?

Yes, everyone in the same language gets the same word on the same day.

How many words are there?

Several hundred common answers and several thousand accepted guesses.