Wordle Solver
Stuck on today's Wordle? Enter the clues you already have — green letters in the right spot, yellow letters in the wrong spot, and gray letters to rule out — and this free Wordle solver instantly filters 878 five-letter words down to the ones that fit.
Find your Wordle answer
Best Wordle starting words
A great opening guess covers the most common English letters. These starters are favorites among experienced players:
- crane
- slate
- raise
- arise
- stare
- adieu
- audio
- trace
- roast
- crate
Words like CRANE and SLATE pack in the heavy hitters — E, A, R, O, T, L, I, S, N and C — giving you maximum information from a single guess. Vowel-heavy openers like ADIEU and AUDIO are popular too, though consonants usually narrow things down faster.
How to use the Wordle solver
- Play your first guess in Wordle (try one of the starters above).
- Enter green letters in the matching boxes above — these are confirmed in the exact position.
- Enter yellow letters in the "present" field — they are in the answer, just not where you placed them.
- Enter gray letters in the "absent" field to eliminate them.
- Pick your next guess from the filtered list, and repeat until one word remains.
Wordle strategy tips
- Never replay a gray letter. It feels safe, but it wastes a guess that could give you new information.
- When you see a pattern like _IGHT (LIGHT, NIGHT, MIGHT, RIGHT, TIGHT), try a word that tests several first letters at once instead of guessing them one by one.
- Watch for double letters. If common letters are ruled out but slots remain, the answer may repeat a letter, like "essay" or "civic".
- Use the solver to learn, not just to win. Notice which letters appear together — TH, CH, SH, ST and CK are everywhere in five-letter words.
WordFinderHQ is an independent helper and is not affiliated with The New York Times or Wordle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will this solver give me today's Wordle answer?
It narrows the full five-letter dictionary down to every word that matches your green, yellow and gray clues. With two or three good guesses entered, usually only a handful of candidates — often just one — remain.
What is the best starting word for Wordle?
Mathematically strong openers include CRANE, SLATE and RAISE because they cover the most frequent letters (E, A, R, O, T, L, I, S, N, C). Any opener with three or more common letters and no repeats is a solid choice.
Why am I getting no matching words?
That means your clues contradict each other — for example, a letter marked both yellow and gray in a way the filter cannot satisfy. Double-check what you typed against your Wordle grid, especially repeated letters.
Is using a Wordle solver cheating?
It depends on your own rules. Most players consider solvers fair for learning strategy and finding better guesses; whether you use one on the daily puzzle is a personal call.
Is the Wordle solver free to use?
Yes — free and unlimited, with no account or signup required.