Everything you need to know to get started
Guess the five-letter word. Each guess must be a valid English word. After you submit a guess, the tiles change color to show how close you are to the answer.
Purple — the letter is in the word and in the correct position.
Amber — the letter is in the word but in the wrong position.
Gray — the letter is not in the word at all.
The standard word puzzle experience. You have six attempts to guess a single five-letter word. Start with a word that contains common letters like E, A, R, S, and T to eliminate possibilities quickly. Pay attention to gray tiles — knowing which letters are not in the word is just as valuable as finding correct ones.
A head-to-head race on the same puzzle. The match happens in real time — you can see when your opponent submits guesses. Speed matters, but accuracy matters more: a wrong guess wastes precious time. Invite a friend with a link, queue up for a live opponent, or battle one of the built-in bot opponents — each has its own personality and difficulty, so there is always a match waiting.
Solve four different words at the same time using a shared pool of nine guesses. Every word you type is checked against all four boards simultaneously. The strategy shifts compared to Classic — choose guesses that give useful information across multiple boards rather than targeting a single word. Once a board is solved, it locks in and you can focus on the remaining ones.
The biggest multi-board challenge in Wordocious. Eight words, thirteen guesses, and every guess applies to all unsolved boards. This mode rewards broad vocabulary and strategic opening words. Start with guesses that use many different common letters to light up as many boards as possible before narrowing down individual answers.
Four puzzles solved one after another, sharing a total pool of ten guesses. Solve the first word to reveal the second, and so on. The challenge is budget management — if you spend too many guesses on early words, you will not have enough for the later ones. Aim to solve each word in two to three guesses to stay on track.
Four boards that come pre-loaded with letter hints to give you a head start. Some tiles are already revealed before you make your first guess. With only six guesses to solve all four words, you need to use the given hints wisely. Look for patterns in the revealed letters to deduce the answers quickly.
The same Classic rules applied to six-letter words. You get seven guesses to find the answer. The extra letter opens up a much wider pool of possible words, demanding deeper vocabulary knowledge and more strategic letter placement. A natural step up for players who have mastered the five-letter format.
The biggest single-word challenge in Wordocious. Seven-letter words with eight guesses push your vocabulary and deduction skills to their absolute limits. With thousands of possible solutions, every guess needs to eliminate as many possibilities as it can. Recommended for experienced players looking for a real test.
A five-stage endurance test: The Opening (a single word), then QuadWord, Succession, Deliverance, and finally OctoWord. Each stage is more demanding than the last, and one failed stage ends the run. Completing the full Gauntlet requires consistent performance across every style of play — only the most skilled players finish all five stages.
A twist on the classic formula: instead of dictionary words, you guess proper nouns — famous people, places, landmarks, and cultural references. Each daily puzzle belongs to a themed category such as current events, music, movies, sports, video games, history, or science. The answer can be multiple words long, and the board displays word breaks to help you visualize the full name. With more than 650 puzzles in the pool, every day brings a fresh challenge.
Every guess is checked against the Wordocious word bank — thousands of English words, kept far more generous than the daily answers ever are. Answers are everyday words nobody should have to look up; the bank accepts much more than that, so a long-shot guess is never wasted on a technicality.
Missing a word you are sure is real, or think something should not be accepted? Email support@wordocious.com. No word bank is ever finished, and player reports are how we catch the ones that slip through.
Every solved puzzle earns a composite score — the number your daily-leaderboard rank is based on. The rule of thumb: fewer guesses always wins, and speed breaks ties.
For example, solving a Classic puzzle in 3 guesses at 37 seconds earns 1,000 (base) + 900 (guess bonus) + about 210 (speed) + 200 (completion) — roughly 2,310 points.
Running out of guesses never zeroes you out — a loss still banks credit for how far you got. What it never earns are the win bonuses: no 1,000-point base, no guess bonus, no speed bonus. So any win, however scrappy, always outscores even the best loss.
One more fine point, for medal chasers: when two players land the exact same score, the faster time takes the medal — and if score and time are both identical, they share it.
Every game earns experience points that contribute to your overall level:
Every 1,000 XP advances you one level. Your level and total XP are displayed on your profile alongside your achievements, medal collection, and lifetime statistics.
Play at least one daily puzzle each day to build your streak. Your streak counter increases by one every consecutive day you play. Miss a day and the streak resets to zero.
Streak Shields are special items that protect your streak if you miss a day. When you miss a day and have a shield available, it is automatically used to keep your streak alive. Shields can be earned through gameplay milestones and achievements.