A Wordle solver that works the way a strong player thinks. Enter each guess you've made and set the tile colours to match the game — grey, yellow, green — and the solver filters a public-domain list of five-letter words down to what's still possible, then ranks the remaining candidates by how much information each would give you as a next guess.
It handles the cases that trip people up: repeated letters (a grey second copy of a letter is treated correctly), yellow letters that must appear but not where you put them, and the difference between "this word could be the answer" and "this word is the best *test*". The top three suggestions are highlighted; the full candidate list is underneath.
Use it mid-game when you're stuck, or afterwards to see what a better second guess would have been. If you'd rather not see any candidates, the Wordle hint today page gives staged nudges instead.
Try the wordle solver
Type a guess, tap each tile to set its colour (grey → yellow → green), then add it. The list narrows and re-ranks after every guess.
How the ranking works
After filtering, the solver counts how often each letter appears in each position among the surviving candidates, plus how many candidates contain the letter anywhere. A candidate scores higher when its letters are common *among what's left* and sit in likely positions, with a bonus for using five different letters. That is a lightweight version of the information-gain approach WordleBot uses: guesses that split the remaining set most evenly rank first.
It ranks candidates only — words that could still be the answer — rather than pure test words. In hard mode that's exactly what you need; in normal mode, when the list is large, a non-candidate that tests five fresh letters can be a better move, and the second-guess advice on the Wordle guide explains when.
About the word list
The list is built from a public-domain English dictionary filtered to five-letter words, roughly 15,900 entries. It is broader than the Times' answer list, so occasionally an obscure word ranks above a common one. Common sense wins: if two candidates are close, guess the one you've heard of.
Frequently asked questions
Does the solver know today's answer?
No. It only filters by the colours you enter. It's the same on every day.
Why is a word I've never heard of at the top?
The list includes rare dictionary words. Treat the ranking as a guide and prefer the common word when two are close.
Does it work for hard mode?
Yes — every suggestion is a valid candidate that uses all your revealed letters.