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Octordle in UK English: Eight Words, Thirteen Guesses

Octordle hides eight five-letter words and gives you thirteen guesses to find them all. This edition uses a British English word list, so words follow UK spelling and American forms such as COLOR or FIBER are not accepted. 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 deciding which board to finish next is what makes every game play out differently.

Octordly.org is an independent, fan-made version of Octordle. It is not affiliated with Merriam-Webster or Britannica, which publish the original Octordle, nor with The New York Times, which publishes Wordle.

What the colours mean

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

  • Yellow: the letter is in this board's word, but in a different position.

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

Eight colours 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 colour that letter has earned on its board, and letters you have not tried stay light grey. A key that is grey in seven blocks and yellow in one tells you the letter matters on exactly one board.

How to play Octordle: five steps

  1. Type a word

    Type a word

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

  2. Read all eight boards

    Read all eight boards

    Each board colours your guess against its own hidden word, so the same five letters can turn green on one board and grey on the next.

  3. Watch the split keys

    Watch the split keys

    Each letter key is split into eight small blocks, one per board, showing how that letter has fared on each board so far.

  4. Solve all eight within 13 guesses

    Solve all eight within 13 guesses

    A single guess can solve only one board, so a win takes at least eight guesses. That leaves five for exploring and putting mistakes right.

  5. Choose Daily or Random

    Choose Daily or Random

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

Read the full guide, including a worked example

Ways to play Octordle

It's all free and runs in your browser, with nothing to install.

  • A puzzle every day

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

  • Endless random games

    Random mode deals a fresh set of eight words every time you press Start over, and there is no limit on how many games you play.

  • Challenge your mates

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

  • Words of 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 standard setting.

  • Stats kept on your device

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

  • Mobiles and computers

    Type on a physical keyboard or tap the on-screen one, which stays fixed at the bottom on smaller screens. There is a dark theme too.

Octordle on a mobile, in the light and dark themes
Octordle in the dark theme on a computer

Guides to Octordle

Practical reading for your next game. The guides are written in US English and quote the US word list, but the rules are exactly the same.

Common questions

Is this the official Octordle game?

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 have no connection with either.

Does it cost anything to play?

No. There is no account, payment or download. The site is funded by adverts shown around the game, never inside it.

How many guesses do I have?

Thirteen for all eight boards together. As one guess can solve only one board, you need at least eight, which leaves five guesses to spare.

When does the daily puzzle reset?

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

Why was my word rejected?

Each guess must have the right number of letters and be in the game's list of accepted words. This UK edition's list holds more than 12,600 five-letter words in British spelling, so American forms such as COLOR are turned down. It will not have every word you know, so check for a typo first and then try another word.

Where are my statistics stored?

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

Can I play Octordle in another language?

Yes. Choose 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. All 18 versions have their own list of five-letter words.

Does Octordle work on my mobile?

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

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Who runs Octordly.org

Octordly.org is run by a small independent team that makes free browser word games. Our Octordle is built on 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.

Find out 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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