Wordle Helper — Solve Any Wordle Puzzle
Stuck on today's NYT Wordle or a Wordle variant? Use our free word unscrambler as a powerful Wordle helper. Enter the letters you know, apply the pattern filters, and instantly see every valid 5-letter word that fits — no guesswork needed.
Ready to solve your puzzle?
Open Word Unscrambler →How to Use This Tool as a Wordle Solver
- Collect your letters. From your Wordle attempts, note all green letters (correct position) and yellow letters (wrong position, but in the word).
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Enter the letters you know into the main input field on the
word unscrambler. Include green and yellow letters. If you have unknowns,
add
?wildcards to reach 5 characters total. -
Apply filters. Click Options and use:
- Starts with — if you have confirmed green letters at the start
- Ends with — for confirmed green letters at the end
- Must include — for yellow letters that must appear somewhere
- Look at the 5-letter results. Scroll to the "5 letters" group in the results — these are all your valid Wordle candidates.
Example
You know: R is in the word (yellow), A is confirmed in position 3 (green),
E is confirmed at the end (green). Enter ?r??? → Must include: r
→ Ends with: e → look at 5-letter results.
Wordle Rules — How the Game Works
Wordle (now part of NYT Games) is a daily word-guessing game where the goal is to identify a secret 5-letter English word in six attempts or fewer. After each guess, tiles change colour to show how close you are:
- Green — the letter is in the correct position.
- Yellow — the letter is in the word but in the wrong position.
- Grey — the letter is not in the word at all.
One new puzzle is published every day at midnight, and every player worldwide gets the same word. Your score (1–6) is the number of guesses it took. Sharing your coloured grid on social media without spoiling the word is part of the game's culture.
Wordle Hard Mode
In Hard Mode, any revealed hints must be used in all subsequent guesses. Green letters must stay in the same position; yellow letters must reappear somewhere in the next guess. This mode rewards precise strategy and makes each guess more informative.
Wordle Strategy Tips
- Choose a strong opener. Pick a first guess that covers high-frequency letters across different positions. CRANE, SLATE, RAISE, and AUDIO are proven starters that reveal maximum information.
- Avoid reusing grey letters. Once a letter turns grey, do not include it in subsequent guesses — it wastes a turn.
- Prioritise vowels early. Most 5-letter English words contain 1–2 vowels. Identifying them early narrows candidates significantly.
- Use yellow letters wisely. A yellow letter must go in a different position. Try moving it to several slots in your next guess.
- Think about common endings. Many English words end in -ER, -ED, -LY, -ING, -ION. If you know the last letter, these patterns help narrow down candidates quickly.
- When stuck, use filters. Enter your known letters here and apply pattern filters. You may discover valid words you had not considered.
NYT Wordle & Other NYT Games
The New York Times acquired Wordle in 2022 and integrated it into NYT Games, a suite of daily word and logic puzzles. The same word unscrambler approach works across several NYT Games:
- NYT Wordle — the classic 5-letter daily word puzzle.
- Connections — group 16 words into four categories; knowing word meanings helps.
- Spelling Bee — form as many words as possible from 7 given letters, with one mandatory letter. Our unscrambler is perfect here: enter the 7 letters and filter by "must include" the centre letter.
- Mini Crossword — a 5×5 grid crossword; the word list feature helps fill short answers.
Wordle Variants This Tool Supports
The word unscrambler works as a solver for any Wordle-style game because the core mechanic — finding valid English words from a set of letters with positional constraints — is universal:
- Quordle — four simultaneous 5-letter Wordles. Apply the filter strategy to each board separately.
- Octordle — eight simultaneous Wordles. Use multiple sessions or different filter combinations.
- Dordle — two Wordles at once. The most approachable multi-Wordle variant.
- Absurdle — adversarial Wordle that shifts the answer. Knowing all possible words for your letters is especially useful.
- Wordle Unlimited — practice mode with no daily limit. Great for building vocabulary.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use the word unscrambler as a Wordle helper?
Enter all letters you know — green and yellow tiles. Use Must include for yellow letters and Starts with / Ends with for confirmed green positions. Check the 5-letter group in the results for valid Wordle candidates.
What is NYT Wordle?
NYT Wordle is a daily word puzzle published by The New York Times. Players have six attempts to guess a secret 5-letter word. Tiles turn green (correct position), yellow (wrong position), or grey (not in the word) after each guess.
Does this work for Quordle and other Wordle variants?
Yes. Apply the same letter and filter strategy for each individual board in Quordle, Octordle, Dordle, or any other variant. The word list used is the same standard English dictionary.
What are good opening words for Wordle?
Strong openers cover high-frequency letters: CRANE, SLATE, RAISE, AUDIO, and STARE are popular choices. Aim for words with 2–3 common vowels and letters like R, S, T, L, N in varied positions.
Is the NYT Wordle dictionary the same as TWL06?
No. NYT Wordle uses its own curated word list of common 5-letter English words — it is generally less obscure than TWL06. For finding Wordle candidates, the ENABLE or TWL06 dictionaries in our tool give the broadest coverage of common words.
Letter Frequency in 5-Letter Words
Understanding which letters appear most often in 5-letter English words helps you pick smarter opening guesses and narrow down candidates faster. The table below shows the most frequent letters across the ~8,600 common 5-letter words used by Wordle-style games.
| Rank | Letter | Approx. frequency in 5-letter words | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | ~11 % | Most common vowel; appears in over half of all 5-letter words |
| 2 | A | ~9 % | Second-most common vowel; strong in positions 2 and 4 |
| 3 | R | ~8 % | Most frequent consonant; common in positions 2, 3, and 5 |
| 4 | O | ~7 % | Common in positions 2 and 4; pairs with many consonants |
| 5 | T | ~7 % | Strong at position 1 and 4; frequent in -tion-like endings |
| 6 | I | ~7 % | Common vowel; appears in positions 2 and 3 most often |
| 7 | L | ~6 % | Frequent at positions 3 and 4; enables many -LL endings |
| 8 | S | ~6 % | Very common in position 1 and 5; builds plurals and verb forms |
| 9 | N | ~6 % | Common at positions 3–5; drives -ING, -ANT, -ENT patterns |
| 10 | U | ~5 % | Less common than other vowels but critical to identify early |
A first guess that hits E, A, R, O, T (e.g. OATER, ERATO) tests five of the top-10 letters at once, maximising information regardless of the answer.
Best Second-Guess Strategy
Your second Wordle guess should test letters you have not yet tried. After an opener like CRANE, a strong second guess covers fresh high-frequency letters:
- LOUSY — tests L, O, U, S, Y: four letters outside CRANE with strong combined frequency.
- STOMP — tests S, T, O, M, P: hits two additional consonants and a vowel not in CRANE.
- DIGIT — tests D, I, G, T: good when you need to probe vowel I and common consonants D, G.
- BLIMP — tests B, L, I, M, P: covers uncommon letters to quickly rule them out by guess 3.
The goal by guess 2 is to narrow the answer to fewer than 10 candidates. At that point, logical deduction usually takes over and a solver is rarely needed.
Two-Guess Combo Example
Guess 1: CRANE — reveals R (yellow, pos 2) and E (grey).
Guess 2: STOMP — S (grey), T (green pos 1), O (grey), M (grey), P (grey).
Result: Word starts with T, contains R but not in position 2, no E/S/O/M/P.
Enter t???? → Must include: r — the 5-letter results are your candidates.
Common 5-Letter Word Patterns to Know
Many Wordle answers follow recognisable letter patterns. Knowing these shapes lets you intuit candidates without a solver once you have 2–3 confirmed letters:
- _IGHT — LIGHT, NIGHT, SIGHT, TIGHT, MIGHT, RIGHT, FIGHT, BIGHT
- _OUND — FOUND, BOUND, ROUND, SOUND, MOUND, WOUND, HOUND, POUND
- _OWER — LOWER, POWER, TOWER, COVER, MOWER, BOWER, SOWER, DOWER
- _ATCH — CATCH, BATCH, MATCH, PATCH, WATCH, LATCH, HATCH, THATCH
- ST___ — STORE, STORY, STARE, STALE, STAKE, STAVE, STAGE, STARE
- ___LE — MAPLE, TABLE, FABLE, CABLE, SABLE, NOBLE, BIBLE, TITLE
- ___ER — TIGER, RIVER, COVER, TOWER, UNDER, OUTER, INTER, BOXER
- ___ED — TIRED, BORED, CURED, FIXED, OILED, RAGED, AGED (4-ltr), WIRED
Use the word unscrambler with the Ends with filter to quickly list all 5-letter words ending in any of these patterns.
Words by Starting Letter — Wordle Prep
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