Games Like Wordle

Games like Wordle share a daily reset and, often, a grid. That is where the similarity ends. Quordle and Octordle multiply the boards and keep the five-letter guess. Absurdle keeps the colors and refuses to commit to a word. Semantle and Contexto throw the letters out and score meaning. Nerdle keeps the row and demands an equation. Connections does not hide a word at all. This page is the short comparison. The full catalog lives on the games-like-Wordle collection.

• Quordle

  Words

  Four boards take the same guess, so an opener has to serve more than one word.

  Solve four five-letter words at once. A guess is played on every board.

• Octordle

  Words

  Eight boards and thirteen guesses. The same idea, past the point of a coffee break.

  Eight five-letter boards share every guess. You have thirteen tries for the set.

• Absurdle

  Words

  The coloring stays. The answer moves to keep as many words alive as it can.

  A Wordle-style grid where the answer shifts to stay consistent with your guesses for as long as it can.

• Semantle

  Words

  No shared letters. A warmer score means a nearer meaning.

  Guess the secret word. Each guess is ranked by how close its meaning is.

• Contexto

  Words

  A rank replaces the tile. Closer words get a better number.

  Reach the hidden word by guessing. The rank tells you how near your word sits.

• Nerdle

  Math

  The grid returns, and the row has to calculate.

  Guess the equation. Colors show which digits and signs are in the right place.

• Connections

  Words

  Sixteen visible words, four hidden groups, no secret string.

  Sort sixteen words into four groups of four. A wrong group costs one of your four mistakes.

• Waffle

  Words

  Every letter is showing. You repair the grid by swapping.

  Swap letters in a grid until each row and column is a word. You have a limited number of swaps.

Play Wordle on the official site. The Wordle guide stays on DleBox.