Five Letters

Guess the hidden five-letter word in six tries. A new daily word every day, plus practice mode.

How to play

Type a five-letter word and press Enter. You have six guesses.
After each guess every tile changes colour: green means the right letter in the right spot, amber means the letter is in the word but elsewhere, grey means it is not in the word.
Use the clues to narrow down the word. The on-screen keyboard keeps track of what you have learned.
The Daily word is the same for everyone on a given UTC day. Share your colour grid without spoiling the answer.

Open with a word that has common, different letters such as a mix of vowels and letters like R, S, T and N.
Reuse green letters in place, and use amber letters in new positions.
Use a guess to test several unknown letters at once instead of repeating known ones.
Watch double letters: a repeated letter is only marked as many times as it appears in the answer.

Why is my word 'not in the word list'?: The game uses a compact list of common English words. A valid but unusual word may be missing, so try a more everyday alternative.
Is the daily word the same for everyone?: Yes. It is chosen from the UTC date, so all players share the same word without any server.
Is it related to any other word game?: It is an independent game with its own word list, name and design. The colour-clue guessing format is a long-established genre.