8 Letter Wordle: guess the eight-letter word
The rules you know, with eight letters instead of five. Longer words reveal more letters per guess, but there are far more possible answers.
How 8-letter mode works
- Guess the hidden 8-letter word in six tries.
- Green means the right letter in the right spot, yellow means the letter is in the word somewhere else, and grey means it is not in the word.
- Every guess must be a real word. We accept 17,683 8-letter words, in US and UK spellings.
- Rounds are unlimited: when you finish, the next word is one tap away.
The answer is one of 964 common 8-letter words, so you will not be asked to find an obscure word you have never seen. Hints, hard mode, XP and badges all work like in the five-letter game.
Best opening words for 8 letters
We tested every possible answer with 8 different letters as an opener against all 964 answers. relation finds the most letters: on average 4.15 green or yellow tiles on the first guess.
| Rank | Word | Avg. tiles found | Avg. greens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | relation | 4.15 | 1.02 |
| 2 | oriental | 4.15 | 0.57 |
| 3 | relating | 4.13 | 1.50 |
| 4 | altering | 4.13 | 1.46 |
| 5 | triangle | 4.13 | 0.68 |
| 6 | integral | 4.13 | 0.47 |
| 7 | creation | 4.11 | 1.09 |
| 8 | reaction | 4.11 | 1.03 |
Most common letters in 8-letter answers
Share of answers that contain each letter at least once:
- i 67%
- n 61%
- e 61%
- r 52%
- a 51%
- t 48%
- o 39%
- g 38%
How it compares to the five-letter game
With 8 letters each guess tests more letters, so you usually find the vowels quickly. The hard part is placing them: there are many more 8-letter words, and common endings like -ING, -ION and -ER can send you down the wrong path. If you like the classic Wordle format but want a change of pace, switching length is the easiest way to make it feel new again.