When Wordle first launched, you were on your own: five cubes, 26 letters, and your brain. But the game’s massive success soon created an entire industry of Wordle alternatives, help tools, and Wordle tips articles like my own.
All of this means that it’s now easier to get help with Wordle if you want to. And you should – because even if you don’t use any Wordle solver tools while playing, they can definitely improve your game if you consult them afterwards.
Below, you’ll find 5 Wordle solver tools and resources to up your game and keep your winning streak safe for the new day.
1. New York Times WordleBot
what is it?
Launched by NYT in April 2022, WordleBot has two goals: help people improve their game and convince people to sign up for an NYT subscription. Obviously, they won’t admit to the latter, but it’s clear to me that you wouldn’t create a tool like this and then put it behind a paywall if that wasn’t one of the goals.
The idea is that you access your daily Wordle after you finish it (it won’t work before then) and it will analyze your game and give you useful feedback.
You will get a lot. First, WordleBot tells you exactly which words it plays each round. For example, I learned that if I get yellow R’s and E’s on my first guess, LINED is a good choice, and SLATE is the best Wordle starter (although I ignore its suggestion).
It also tells you how many options are left after each guess, what other players have chosen, and what the overall average score is for each game. None of this is critical information – but Wordle lovers will love it.
Most importantly, it really helps you improve your game. Sure, it can come across as condescending at times, but its advice on the best way to use Wordle — ie not just guessing — is invaluable.
The $1 (£0.50/AU$0.50) weekly subscription fee is well worth it – though be aware that prices do rise considerably after the first year. Still, if WordleBot by itself isn’t enough for you, the subscription also gives you access to other NYT games, as well as tons of news and features.
Is using WordleBot cheating?
In a word: no. WordleBot will only give you information about the day’s games after you’ve finished them, so there are no spoilers and no way to cheat with the information.
Subscribe to WordleBot (opens in a new tab)
2. Wordle Solver from The Word Finder
There are many Wordle Solver tools that let you enter letters and then display your possible answers, but one stands above the rest: aptly named Wordle Solver on The Word Finder Place.
Its main advantage over the competition is that it enables you to specify the exact places where yellow letters have been excluded, whereas no one else has. It’s not perfect because if you exclude letters in multiple positions it won’t account for this, but it certainly gives a more accurate solution.
For example, I tried it with yesterday’s Wordle (game #635), and it turned out to be CIDER. I’ve got I and E ready, so I’ll type them into the green boxes. I also know I have an R and a D in there, and the D can’t go last.
which gives me this result:
CIDER, the answer, was there, as were the other guesses I tried, including EIDER and WIDER, plus the other words WordleBot then suggested were options: RIDER and HIDER.
In contrast, other tools all suggest FIRED as a possible solution, although it’s unlikely to be the answer in this case.
I don’t use it personally when I’m playing because I like to challenge myself to find as many possible answers as I can, but it’s a good one if you’re in a rush to finish the game on a midnight deadline, or are completely stumped. s Choice. If you don’t have a WordleBot subscription, it’s also handy for post-game use to check out games you may have played.
Is using Wordle Solver cheating?
Well, it depends on how you use it – and your perspective! I don’t personally use it in-game, but I do find it useful after the game. Also, I’m a little bit attached to how I play — in the end you can draw the line wherever you want.
Use Wordle Solver for free (opens in a new tab)
3. Past Wordle Answers
The longer the Wordle goes, the harder it is to remember all the past Wordle answers. After all, there are now 637 of them (starting from game 0), and unless your memory is much better than mine, you might have trouble remembering dozens of them.
So many similar answers make it worse. Do we have FLOAT or GLOAT (or both)? Is RIPER or PIPER really hard? Some will no doubt take it to heart, but many won’t.
One option is to consult a list of past answers. A simple page search can tell you if the word you want to play is a previous solution, and potentially turn 5/6 into 4/6.
Is it cheating to look up a list of past Wordle answers?
Again, that’s up to you – but I think most people would consider this a resource that’s a fair use when playing the game. No one can remember that many answers, and in a few years’ time we will have more previous answers than there are left. Without checking a list like this, the game could get ridiculous.
read our Past Wordle Answers Page
4. Wordle Unlimited
One of the best ways to improve your Wordle skills is to practice. But considering Wordle itself can only be played once a day, that won’t help much.Enter word unlimited (opens in a new tab)a site that offers you (guess) unlimited play of your favorite word guessing games.
It’s essentially the exact same game as Wordle, down to the stats/streak info, so it’s no surprise it hasn’t been shut down by the NYT yet. Start playing today and make your game even better.
Is it cheating to play Wordle Unlimited?
Absolutely not. It helps you hone your game, but never ruins the day’s answers.
Play word unlimited (opens in a new tab)
5. Wordle Archives
Another way to practice Wordle is to play old games — probably all 600+ games in all. This offers a distinct advantage over playing Wordle Unlimited or similar, because when tomorrow rolls around and it’s time to play the real thing, you might still remember some of the answers.
Occasionally, past Wordles can be played through one of several Wordle archive sites, but they have mostly been shut down by the New York Times over the past year.However, at the time of writing, at least one such site exists: the prosaically named word file (opens in a new tab). So, may I suggest you give it a try earlier?
It does exactly what you’d expect: lets you replay each Wordle, back to the first. I’ve tried it myself, and to this day, have only had one failure – trust me, it was a hard one! The game itself is set up exactly like the real Wordle, but you can jump to specific puzzles if you want, which is a nice extra touch.
Does playing Wordle Archive count as cheating?
Mostly not – but it does include the current game, so you could conceivably play it there and then go to the official site and finish it at 1/6 or whatever. But you’re only kidding yourself, really!
Play Wordle file (opens in a new tab)
