Does the solver require official Wordle word lists?

It uses curated Wordle-compatible lists to keep candidates realistic.

Why did the answer not appear in my list?

One tile state may be mis-entered, especially for repeated letters.

Wordle Solver – Filter Guesses by Clues

Quick start

Type your most recent guess into Row 1.
Tap each letter to cycle green, yellow, or gray.
Review the updated suggestions list below.

Need extra guidance? Visit the help page for a walkthrough.

Enter your Wordle clues

Type a five-letter guess into each row, then click tiles to match the Wordle colors.

Complete Row 1 to unlock Row 2

Wordle suggestions

Matches update automatically whenever you type or change colors.

How the Wordle Solver works

This tool is more than just a dictionary; it's a strategic companion for your daily puzzle. By mirroring the Game's internal logic, it filters thousands of potential five-letter words down to the few that fit your specific clues.

Understanding the logic

When you enter a guess and mark the colors, the solver applies three distinct filters simultaneously:

Green Filters (Position Match): The letter must appear in this exact slot. If you mark 'A' as green in the first position, every suggestion will start with 'A'.
Yellow Filters (Presence Check): The letter must appear in the word, but not in the current slot. The solver removes words that don't contain the letter at all, and also removes words that have the letter in the wrong spot.
Gray Filters (Exclusion): The letter does not appear in the word. However, if you have a word with double letters (like "APPLE") and marks one 'P' green/yellow and the other gray, the solver is smart enough to know that the word contains exactly one 'P' (or at least, isn't in the gray position).

Tip: enter Your entire history of guesses, not just the last one. The more data points you provide, the narrower and more accurate the suggestions become.

Winning Strategies

1. The "Openers" Strategy

Your first guess is the most important one. You want to eliminate or confirm the most common letters in the English language (E, A, R, I, O, T, N, S, L, C).

Strong starting words:

ROATE (Often cited by computers as mathematically optimal)
ADIEU (Clears out four vowels immediately)
STARE (Hits common consonants and vowels)
LATER, ARISE, RAISE

2. The "Elimination" Strategy

If you are stuck with 3 or 4 possible words (e.g., you have _IGHT and it could be LIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, SIGHT, FIGHT), don't guessed one at a time! You might run out of turns.

Instead, play a "burner" word that combines letters from your potential answers. in this case, a word like "FLAMS" uses F, L, M, and S. Even though "FLAMS" can't be the answer, the colors will tell you exactly which consonant completes your _IGHT pattern.

3. The "Hard Mode" Trap

In Hard Mode, you must use any revealed hints in subsequent guesses. This prevents the "Elimination" strategy described above. be careful not to lock yourself into a "pattern trap" (like _OUND or _ATCH) too early, or you may be forced to guess blindly until you lose.

The Mathematics of Wordle

Wordle is a game of information entropy. Each guess should aim to reduce the "uncertainty" of the solution space by as much as possible.

There are roughly 2,300 solution words in the original Wordle list (though the New York Times has since modified this). A naive guess might eliminate 50% of words. A mathematically optimal guess (like "ROATE" or "TRACE") can often narrow the field to just 5-10% of the original pool on the very first turn.

Our solver uses a similar principle. It doesn't just show you random matches; it shows you words that are valid. As you get better, you can scan the list for words that use new letters to maximize your information gain.

Common Wordle Patterns

Recognizing patterns is key to speed. Here are some structures to watch for:

The "E" Ending: Thousands of five-letter words end in E (CAUSE, PLANE, SMOKE). If you find an E but it's not at the end, checks for _ _ _ E _ patterns or starting with E.
Consonant Clusters: English loves pairs like TH, CH, SH, ST, CK, and QU. If you find an 'H', try to pair it with specific consonants.
Vowel Heavy: Words like AUDIO, OUIJA, and ADIEU are rare but distinct. If you have few consonants, check for these vowel-packed outliers.

How this solver works

Wordle Solver narrows five-letter candidates from your exact tile feedback so you can converge on the answer efficiently.

Tips for better results

Enter each guess with accurate green, yellow, and gray colors.
Re-check duplicate-letter guesses before submitting constraints.
Use high-information next guesses when many candidates remain.

Worked example

After CRANE with R yellow and A green at position 3, candidates must include R elsewhere and keep A fixed in slot 3.

Edge case: a gray letter can still appear if that letter is confirmed elsewhere in the same guess due to duplicates.

Common mistakes

Marking duplicate letters incorrectly across mixed color feedback.
Forgetting to submit all prior guesses, which weakens filtering.

FAQs

Does the solver require official Wordle word lists?: It uses curated Wordle-compatible lists to keep candidates realistic.
Why did the answer not appear in my list?: One tile state may be mis-entered, especially for repeated letters.