Wordle Solver

You're staring at a Wordle grid with a few green, yellow, and gray squares. Your next guess could make or break your streak. This tool is built for that moment: enter the letters you know, lock their positions, and get a shortlist of possible answers - no spoilers unless you want them.

How do I use a Wordle solver after a guess?

Use this Wordle solver after you have at least one guess on the board. Enter green letters in their exact spots, add yellow letters as required but misplaced, and put gray letters in the exclude field. Tighten one clue at a time when you want a lighter hint instead of treating the first candidate as the answer.

How does the Wordle solver work with green, yellow, and gray letters?

The solver treats each color as a different rule. A green tile fixes the letter in that exact position. A yellow tile keeps the letter in the answer but blocks it from that guessed position. A gray tile removes the letter only when that same letter has not appeared as green or yellow elsewhere on your board.

Enter the strict clues first. If the result list looks wrong, remove the gray exclusions and recheck repeated letters before assuming the word list is missing the answer.

What is the safest way to enter Wordle clues?

Enter the clue types in this order: green letters first, yellow letters second, gray letters last. That order reduces mistakes because fixed positions are the strictest rule. If a repeated letter appears as both yellow and gray in the same guess, do not exclude the whole letter until another row proves it is absent.

How can I narrow Wordle answers without spoilers?

Sometimes you just want to confirm a hunch or rule out a bad guess. Use the green/yellow/gray input to mirror your board. The tool filters out impossible words and shows only valid 5-letter candidates. You decide how much to reveal.

How to handle repeated letters

Wordle answers can have double letters (think “ABBOT” or “FLOOD”). The current solver can return words with repeated letters, but it does not yet provide separate minimum and maximum letter-count controls. Use the pattern, contains, and exclude fields carefully, then verify a repeated-letter candidate against every colored tile.

How should I choose the next Wordle guess after feedback?

After you enter your constraints, the tool returns matching candidates and sorts them by length, base letter score, and alphabetical order. It does not calculate information gain or separate official answer candidates from test words. Use the list to compare options, then decide whether you need a possible answer or a probing word that tests unused letters.

Should your next Wordle guess be a possible answer or a test word?

If the candidate list is small, pick a word that could be the answer. If the list is still large, a test word can be better because it checks common unused letters and separates similar candidates. That is especially useful when several words share the same ending, vowel pattern, or four known letters.

Use a possible answer when you are ready to solve. Use a test word when one guess can rule out several remaining families at once. If you want to keep the puzzle less spoiled, use the solver as a clue filter and choose the final guess yourself.

What should I update after each Wordle guess?

Update the fields after every guess instead of only adding the new green letters. A gray letter from an earlier row can rule out many tempting words, and a yellow letter should not be placed back in the same slot. Rechecking the full board keeps the candidate list honest.

How should I check a candidate for Wordle hard mode?

Hard mode means confirmed green and yellow letters must keep being used in later guesses. Enter fixed green positions in the pattern and confirmed letters in the contains field, then manually check that a yellow letter is not returned to a position already shown to be wrong. The current tool does not certify hard-mode legality.

When hard mode leaves many similar candidates, compare endings and repeated letters before choosing. Treat every result as a candidate to verify against the board rather than a guaranteed legal or official answer.

What is the best next guess when there are many Wordle answers left?

When the candidate list is still long, choose a guess that tests common unused letters instead of picking a random possible answer. A probing guess with R, S, T, L, N, E, A, O, or I can be better than a low-information answer candidate if it separates many remaining words.

If the list is already short, switch from information gathering to answer selection. At that point, focus on words that fit every green, yellow, gray, and repeated-letter clue.

How can I get Wordle hints without treating the list as the answer?

If you want a lighter nudge, enter only the clues you are certain about and use the remaining list as a direction, not as a spoiler feed. Look for shared patterns such as a common ending, a likely vowel, or a repeated letter before choosing your next guess.

What if the Wordle solver gives too many answers?

Add one more confirmed rule instead of scrolling through a long list. Start with exact green positions, then add yellow letters, then gray exclusions. If several words still share the same pattern, use your next guess to test the letters that separate them rather than picking the first candidate.

What is a good first Wordle guess?

A good opener tests common letters and vowels without repeating too much. Words such as CRANE, SLATE, TRACE, or ARISE are useful because they cover frequent letters, but no first guess is guaranteed. The first row should gather information; the second and third rows should use that information.

If you prefer not to see candidates early, make your first guess by hand, then use the solver only after you have green, yellow, and gray feedback.

What is the best first Wordle guess if I only want information?

Use an opener that tests several common letters without repeating too early. CRANE, SLATE, SOARE, ROATE, and ARISE are common information-first examples, but the best first guess is less important than entering the feedback correctly afterward.

After the first row, update green positions, yellow required letters, and gray exclusions before choosing the next guess. The solver becomes more useful after it has real feedback from your board.

Why this is an independent helper

This tool is not affiliated with or endorsed by NYT Wordle. It’s a fan-made utility that uses a standard word list. No live answers, no daily spoilers - just pattern matching based on what you enter.

Wordle solver example with green, yellow, and gray letters

After a guess like CRANE, enter confirmed green letters in the pattern, put yellow letters in contains, and put gray letters in exclude. Do not judge the list until all three signals are entered.

Wordle solver vs Wordle helper: which should I use?

Use this solver when you want the full candidate list after each guess. It is best after the second or third row, when every gray, yellow, and green clue matters. For a smaller nudge, use a likely pattern or test new letters without treating the first candidate as the answer.

Why did the solver remove a word I expected?

Most removals come from one strict clue: a gray letter entered in exclude, a yellow letter placed back in the same slot, or a pattern that is one letter too short. Before changing the word list, recheck the feedback from every row and remove one filter at a time to see which rule is responsible.

Before your next guess

Before you use a candidate as your next guess, compare it against every clue from previous guesses. A word that fits the length can still be wrong if it reuses a gray letter or puts a yellow letter back in the same position.