In short: the closest games to Wordle are Quordle, Dordle and Octordle (same rules, more words). For a fresh daily habit, try Waffle, Connections, Worldle or the free rare-answer game above. All 25 below play free in a browser.
25 games like Wordle, by what you love about it
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Same daily ritual as Wordle — one short set, the same for everyone, a shareable result — but a different puzzle.
- Rarest Answer — 7 open questions a day; you score by naming a correct answer few other players think of. Unlimited rounds, free.
- Dartle — pick numbers that add up to exactly 100 in the fewest darts.
- Yearline — seven moments from history; drag each to its year.
- Far Corners — five map prompts; the less-picked the country you name, the better.
- Human or AI? — read short answers and spot which one a bot wrote.
Wordle, but more words at once
Same letter-colour feedback, more grids to juggle.
- Dordle — two five-letter words at once, seven guesses.
- Quordle — four words at once in nine guesses; daily and practice modes.
- Octordle — eight words in thirteen guesses for when Quordle feels easy.
- Absurdle — an adversarial Wordle that changes the answer to dodge your guesses.
Word puzzles with a twist
Still about words, but the grid or the clue works differently.
- Waffle — swap letters in a waffle-shaped grid to fix six words in fifteen moves.
- Spelling Bee (NYT) — make as many words as you can from seven letters, always using the centre one.
- Strands (NYT) — find themed words hidden in a letter grid, plus one 'spangram' that crosses it.
- Connections (NYT) — sort sixteen words into four hidden groups of four.
- Contexto — guess the secret word; each guess is ranked by how close its meaning is.
- Semantle — the same idea with a temperature score; harder and stranger.
- Squaredle — find all words in a small letter square by tracing paths.
Wordle for numbers, maps and pictures
The six-guess format applied to something other than letters.
- Nerdle — guess an eight-character maths equation in six tries.
- Worldle — guess the country from its outline; distance and direction hints.
- Globle — guess the mystery country on a globe that turns hotter as you get closer.
- Framed — name the film from up to six stills.
- Bandle — name the song as more instruments are added.
Wordle for trivia fans
If what you love is the 'aha' of knowing something, not the letters.
- Daily Movies — five film questions a day, rare answers score more.
- Daily Geography — five geography prompts a day.
- Catfishing — work out a Wikipedia article from its category tags.
- Wikitrivia — place historical events in order on a timeline.
How to choose
- Want Wordle but harder → Quordle, then Octordle.
- Want a new word puzzle → Waffle or Strands.
- Bored of letters → Worldle, Nerdle or Framed.
- Like knowing obscure things → the Rarest Answer daily or more daily trivia games.
- Want more than one a day → unlimited daily-style games.
Descriptions checked on 27 October 2026 from each game's own site. We are not affiliated with any of them.