Games like Wordle: 20 free puzzles to play next
Finished today's word and want more? These are the best Wordle-like games we know that are free to play in a browser, grouped by what makes each one different from the original.
Updated October 9, 2026. We opened and checked every game on this date.
Quick picks
| # | Game | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vowelkit Unlimited and length modes | Unlimited rounds and 3 to 11 letter words |
| 2 | Dordle | A gentle step up: two boards |
| 3 | Quordle | The most popular multi-board game |
| 4 | Octordle | A long daily session |
| 5 | Sedecordle | Experienced multi-board players |
| 6 | Duotrigordle | The hardest of the family |
| 7 | Waffle | Swapping letters instead of guessing |
| 8 | Crosswordle | Crossword fans |
| 9 | Absurdle | A game that fights back |
| 10 | Contexto | The friendliest meaning game |
| 11 | Semantle | A harder meaning game |
| 12 | Spelling Bee | Finding as many words as you can |
| 13 | Letter Boxed | Planning a chain of words |
| 14 | Strands | Themed word search |
| 15 | Connections | Spotting what words have in common |
| 16 | Squaredle | Swiping words on a letter grid |
| 17 | Blossom | A short, scored word puzzle |
| 18 | Nerdle | Math lovers |
| 19 | Worldle | Geography by shape |
| 20 | Globle | Geography by distance |
More of the same game, with no daily limit
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1. Vowelkit Unlimited and length modes
By Vowelkit
Our own game. The rules you know with a new five-letter word every round, plus modes from 3 to 11 letters, an easy kids mode, a daily puzzle with a leaderboard, the full archive and custom puzzles you can send to a friend. Free, no sign-up.
Wordle with more boards
Every guess goes into all boards at once, so you plan words that test letters for several answers. Each step up adds boards and a few extra guesses.
2. Dordle
Two five-letter words at the same time with seven guesses. The easiest way to try multi-board play.
3. Quordle
By Merriam-Webster
Four boards and nine guesses to solve them all. Has a daily puzzle and a practice mode.
4. Octordle
By Merriam-Webster
Eight boards and 13 guesses. Your first three or four words matter a lot, because they have to cover letters for eight answers.
5. Sedecordle
Sixteen boards and 21 guesses. Also has a one-board-at-a-time mode for small screens.
6. Duotrigordle
Thirty-two boards and 37 guesses. Expect a session closer to half an hour than five minutes.
Same colored clues, a new kind of puzzle
These keep the green and yellow feedback but change what you do with it.
7. Waffle
All the letters of six crossing words are on the board, scrambled. Swap tiles until every word is right. You have 15 swaps and each puzzle can be solved in 10.
8. Crosswordle
A 7x7 crossword grid with all letters present but scrambled. Swap pairs of letters until every tile turns green. Daily 7x7 and 9x9 puzzles, unlimited practice and an archive.
9. Absurdle
By qntm
There is no fixed answer: after each guess the game picks the reply that leaves the most words possible. You win by forcing it into a corner. A clever puzzle for players who know the original well.
Guess the word by meaning, not spelling
No letters to place here. Each guess tells you how close its meaning is to the secret word, so you move from topic to topic.
Word grids and letter puzzles
Make or find words from a set of letters. Great if you like the word-finding part of the game most.
12. Spelling Bee
By The New York Times
Seven letters in a honeycomb. Make words of four or more letters that always use the center letter. A word that uses all seven is a pangram and scores a bonus.
13. Letter Boxed
By The New York Times
Twelve letters around the sides of a square. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before, and two letters in a row cannot come from the same side. Use every letter in as few words as you can.
14. Strands
By The New York Times
A letter grid hides themed words and one spangram that names the theme and touches two opposite sides. Every letter belongs to exactly one answer.
15. Connections
By The New York Times
Sort 16 words into four groups of four. You can make four mistakes. The trick is that many words seem to fit more than one group.
16. Squaredle
Connect neighboring letters in any direction, diagonals included, to find every word on the board. New puzzles every day, plus a quick 3x3 Express puzzle.
17. Blossom
By Merriam-Webster
Make 12 words from seven letters. Longer words score more, and bonus letters and pangrams add points.
Games like Wordle that are not about words
The same guess-and-get-clues loop, with numbers or maps instead of letters.
18. Nerdle
Guess the hidden calculation in six tries. Colored clues work the same way, for digits and signs.
19. Worldle
Name the country or territory from its outline in six guesses. Each wrong guess shows the distance and direction to the answer.
20. Globle
Guess a country and it lights up on a globe in a warmer or colder color depending on how close it is to the mystery country.
How to choose your next game
- Want the same game, just more of it? Play Unlimited, or change the word length with 6 letters or 11 letters.
- Want it harder with the same rules? Go up the multi-board ladder: Dordle, then Quordle, then Octordle.
- Like finding words more than guessing them? Try Spelling Bee, Squaredle or Letter Boxed. Stuck on a grid? Our grid word solver lists every word you can swipe.
- Playing with someone else? Make your own puzzle with any word and send the link.
- Need a better first guess? See the best starting words, tested on every answer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best free game like Wordle?
- For the same game with no daily limit, play Vowelkit Unlimited. For a bigger challenge with the same rules, Quordle (four boards) is the most popular next step. If you want something different, Connections and Spelling Bee are the best known daily word puzzles.
- Is there a Wordle-like game with unlimited plays?
- Yes. Vowelkit Unlimited gives you a new word every round, and its 3 to 11 letter modes are unlimited too. Quordle and Crosswordle also have practice modes besides their daily puzzle.
- Are there games like Wordle for kids?
- Vowelkit's kids mode uses only common everyday five-letter words with the same colors and six guesses, and needs no account or chat. Shorter modes like 3 or 4 letters also work well for young players.
- What are games like Wordle but not with words?
- Nerdle uses math equations, and Worldle and Globle are geography games where you guess a country. All three keep the guess-and-clue format.
- What is the hardest game like Wordle?
- Duotrigordle, with 32 boards and 37 guesses, is the longest. Absurdle is hard in a different way, because the answer keeps changing to avoid your guesses. Our 11 letter mode is a good test with a single board.
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