🟩 Wordlio

Guess today's word in 6 tries

How to Play Daily Wordlio

Wordlio gives you six guesses to crack today's secret 5-letter word. Type a real English word, hit ENTER, and the tiles flip to give you feedback. A green tile means the right letter in the right spot. A yellow tile means the right letter in the wrong spot. A grey tile means the letter isn't in today's word at all. Use that information to narrow down your next guess. The same word is shared by every player worldwide each day, so your friends and family are working on the exact same puzzle.

Opening Word Strategy

A strong opener tests as many common letters as possible. Words like ADIEU, AUDIO, RAISE, STARE and CRANE cover three or four vowels and a couple of high-frequency consonants — the perfect first probe. After your opener, the second guess should target letters you haven't tested yet rather than reshuffling letters you already confirmed. Many top players use a fixed two-word opening pair (e.g. RAISE then CLOTH) that touches ten different letters before they start solving. By guess three, you typically have enough information to land the answer in the next two attempts.

Tips & Tricks

Watch out for double letters — a yellow tile sometimes means the letter appears twice. Common endings include -OUND, -IGHT, -OAST and -AKER, while common starts include CR-, ST-, PR- and TR-. If a vowel slot is still empty after three guesses, test the less common vowels Y and U. And don't be afraid to "waste" a guess on pure information — a guess that scores no greens can still eliminate five letters and lock in the answer next turn.

Wordlio FAQ

When does the daily word reset?
Midnight in your local timezone — new word, fresh six guesses.
Why was my guess rejected?
Only real dictionary entries are accepted. Names, abbreviations, plurals of letters and made-up words are filtered out.
Can I play yesterday's word?
Not on the daily page, but Practice mode gives you two free random words a day, and the Friend Challenge lets you set or solve any 5-letter word.
How do points translate to leaderboard score?
Solving in 1-2 guesses earns the maximum 700 points. Every additional guess subtracts a portion. A loss earns participation points but keeps your streak alive.
Is there a hard mode?
Hard mode (where revealed letters must be reused in subsequent guesses) is on the roadmap. For now, Wordlio runs in standard rules — easier for newer players, fairer for the global leaderboard.

About the Daily Word

Today's Wordlio is curated by hand from a list of common, recognisable English words — no obscure scientific terms, no archaic spellings. The same word reaches every player on Earth at midnight local time, which means a Tokyo player and a New York player share the same puzzle within a 24-hour window. Streak progress, leaderboard points and emoji-grid sharing all flow from this one daily puzzle.