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Octordle: Eight Words, Thirteen Guesses

Octordle hides eight five-letter words and gives you thirteen guesses to find all of them. Every word you type lands on all eight boards at once, so one guess can be a near miss on one board, a solve on another and a blank on the rest. Reading those eight results together and choosing which board to finish next is what makes every game of Octordle play out differently.

Octordly.org is an independent, fan-made version of Octordle and is not affiliated with Merriam-Webster or Britannica, which publish the original Octordle, or with The New York Times, which publishes Wordle.

What the colors mean

  • Green: the letter is in this board's word, in exactly this spot.

  • Yellow: the letter is in this board's word, but somewhere else.

  • Gray: this board's word has no copy of the letter left over once the green and yellow tiles are counted, which usually means the letter is not in it at all.

Eight colors on every key

Each letter key on the on-screen keyboard is split into eight blocks, two across and four down, and each block belongs to one board: top left is board 1, top right is board 2, and so on down to board 8 at the bottom right. A block shows the best color that letter has earned on its board, and untouched letters stay light gray. A key that is gray in seven blocks and yellow in one tells you the letter matters on exactly one board.

How to play Octordle in five steps

  1. Type a word

    Type a word

    Enter any valid five-letter word with your keyboard or the on-screen keys, then press Enter. The same guess is written onto all eight boards.

  2. Read every board

    Read every board

    Each board colors your guess against its own hidden word, so the same five letters can come out green on one board and gray on the next.

  3. Check the split keys

    Check the split keys

    Every letter key is divided into eight small blocks, one per board, showing what that letter has done on each board so far.

  4. Solve all eight in 13 guesses

    Solve all eight in 13 guesses

    One guess can solve only one board, so a win takes at least eight guesses. That leaves five for exploring and fixing mistakes.

  5. Pick Daily or Random

    Pick Daily or Random

    The game opens with random words. Turn on Daily Mode in Settings to play the same eight words as everyone else today.

Read the full guide, with a worked example

What you can play in Octordle

Everything is free and runs in your browser, with nothing to install.

  • A daily puzzle

    Switch on Daily Mode and you get the same eight words as every other player for that date, taken from the date on your device.

  • Unlimited random games

    Random mode deals a fresh set of eight words each time you press Start over, with no limit on how many games you play.

  • Challenge links

    When a game ends, share it to X, Reddit, Facebook, Messenger, Snapchat or WhatsApp with a link that dares your friends to crack a word from your game.

  • Four, five or six letters

    Change the word length in Settings for a quicker four-letter round or a tougher six-letter one. Five letters is the default.

  • Statistics on your device

    Games played, wins, win rate, best try, current and best streak, and a chart of how many guesses your wins took.

  • Phones and computers

    Type on a physical keyboard or tap the on-screen one, which stays pinned to the bottom on smaller screens. A dark theme is built in.

Octordle on a phone, light and dark theme
Octordle in the dark theme on a computer

Octordle guides

Practical reading for your next game, based on the game's real rules and word list.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the official Octordle?

No. This is an independent, fan-made version of Octordle, run by the small team behind Octordly.org. The original Octordle is published by Merriam-Webster and Britannica, and Wordle by The New York Times; we are not connected to either.

Is Octordle free to play here?

Yes. There is no account, payment or download. The site is paid for by ads shown around the game, never inside it.

How many guesses do I get?

Thirteen for all eight boards together. Because one guess can solve only one board, you need at least eight, which leaves five guesses of slack.

When does the daily puzzle change?

At midnight on your device's clock. The daily words come from your device's date, so players in other time zones switch to the new puzzle at their own midnight.

Why was my word not accepted?

The guess must have the right number of letters and be in the game's list of accepted words. That list holds more than 12,700 five-letter words, but it will not have every word you know, so check for a typo first and then try another word.

Where are my statistics saved?

Only in your browser's local storage on this device. Nothing is sent to us, so clearing your browsing data or switching devices starts your statistics from zero.

Can I play Octordle in other languages?

Yes. Pick one from the language menu: English (US or UK), Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Irish, Czech, Greek, Turkish, Indonesian or Filipino. Each of the 18 versions has its own list of five-letter words.

Does Octordle work on my phone?

Yes. Octordle runs in any modern mobile or desktop browser. On smaller screens the boards stack in pairs and the keyboard stays at the bottom of the screen.

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About Octordly.org

Octordly.org is run by a small independent team that builds free browser word games. Our Octordle is a build of hello-wordl, an open-source Wordle-style game by Lynn, adapted to eight boards, thirteen guesses and a keyboard that shows every board at once. It costs nothing to play, needs no account, and keeps your settings and statistics in your own browser.

Read more about who we are and what we changed on the About page, and see the projects and libraries we build on in the credits.

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