How to Use the Wordle Solver
- 1 Type your first guess. Click the top row of the grid and type your five-letter word. Letters appear in the tiles automatically.
- 2 Set the tile colors. Click each tile to cycle through gray (absent), yellow (present), and green (correct) — matching the feedback you got in Wordle.
- 3 Press Enter to move to the next row. Add more guesses if needed. The solver updates in real-time after every change.
- 4 Read the results. The solver shows a match count, a recommended next guess, letter frequency data, and all possible answers.
Understanding the Solver's Output
Match count
The total number of words in the dictionary that satisfy all your constraints. After a strong opener like SLATE with good feedback, you'll often see this drop from 700+ down to under 20 in one guess.
Best next guess
The solver scores each remaining candidate by how many high-frequency letters it tests. A word that covers letters appearing in 80%+ of remaining possibilities scores highest — maximizing information per guess regardless of whether it ends up being the actual answer.
Letter frequency
The percentage next to each letter shows how often that letter appears in the remaining candidates. A letter at 90% means almost every possible answer contains it — extremely useful to confirm or eliminate early.
Wordle Strategy Tips
Even with a solver in hand, understanding the strategy makes you a better player. Here's what the data shows about winning Wordle consistently.
Start with high-frequency letters
The most common letters in 5-letter English words are E, A, R, O, T, L, I, S, N, C. Your opener should hit as many of these as possible with unique letters. SLATE (S, L, A, T, E) and CRANE (C, R, A, N, E) are consistently top performers. Never repeat a letter in your first guess — you lose an information slot.
Use gray feedback aggressively
Every gray tile is information. A letter confirmed absent eliminates every word containing it — often hundreds of candidates at once. Don't guess a word that reuses a confirmed-absent letter. The solver enforces this automatically, but it's a key habit to build for manual solving.
Yellow tiles are trickier than they look
A yellow tile tells you two things: the letter IS in the answer, AND it's not in that specific position. Many players forget the second constraint. The solver handles both automatically — it excludes any word where a yellow letter sits in the same position it appeared in your guess.
Consider sacrifice guesses
When you have 4–8 possible answers and can't tell them apart (e.g., BATCH, CATCH, HATCH, MATCH), it may be worth playing a word that doesn't appear in your candidate list but tests the distinguishing letter (B, C, H, M) in one guess. This "sacrifice guess" costs you one attempt but guarantees you identify the answer on the next turn.
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Play Lingo Free →Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Wordle solver work?
Enter your Wordle guess letters, then click each tile to set its color (gray = absent, yellow = present but wrong position, green = correct position). The solver instantly filters its word dictionary to show every word matching your constraints and recommends the best next guess.
Is this Wordle solver free?
Yes, completely free with no account, no ads, and no paywall. The solver runs entirely in your browser — no data is sent to any server.
How does the solver pick the best next guess?
The solver scores remaining candidate words by how many high-frequency letters they cover. Words that contain letters appearing in the highest percentage of remaining candidates rank first — maximizing information from each guess.
Can I use this for the NYT Wordle?
Yes. Just enter each guess result from the NYT Wordle using the matching tile colors. The solver works with any Wordle variant that uses 5-letter words and standard color-coded feedback.
What do the tile colors mean?
Gray (absent) = the letter is not in the answer. Yellow (present) = the letter is in the answer but in a different position. Green (correct) = the letter is in the exact right position. Click any filled tile to cycle through the three states.
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