Wordle Word Finder

Stuck on a five-letter word puzzle? Type the green letters in their positions, the yellow letters with the positions where they were not, and the grey letters that aren’t in the word. The finder lists every matching word from its list of about 1,700 common five-letter English words and ranks them by how useful each would be as your next guess.

How to use the finder

1. After each guess, type any green letters into the matching position boxes.
2. Type yellow letters into the box for the position where they appeared — they are in the word but not there. You can add several letters to one box across guesses.
3. Type all grey letters into the grey box.
4. The list updates instantly, with the most informative guesses first.

If a letter shows grey in one position but green or yellow elsewhere (a repeated letter in your guess), leave it out of the grey box — the finder already knows the word contains it.

How the ranking works

Among the matching words, the finder counts how many candidates contain each letter you have not yet confirmed. A good next guess uses several of those common letters, because whatever the colours come back as, you learn a lot about many candidates at once. Words that repeat letters or reuse known letters score lower. When only a few words remain, simply guess the one you think most likely.

Strong opening strategy

• Start with a word containing common letters: E, A, R, O, T, L, I, S and N appear in many five-letter words.
• Avoid repeated letters on your first guess.
• Use your second guess to test new common letters rather than re-using yellows in new places — unless you already have several greens.
• Remember that letters can repeat in the answer.
• Common endings include -ER, -ED is rare in answers, and -Y, -E and -T are frequent final letters.

Letter frequency in five-letter words

Frequencies vary with the word list, but the vowels E, A, O and the consonants R, T, L, S and N consistently top the table.

Worked example

First guess RAISE shows R grey, A yellow in position 2, I grey, S grey and E green at the end. Entering those clues narrows the list to words ending in E that contain A (not in position 2) without R, I or S — about two dozen common words such as AMPLE, PLANE, BLADE and ANGLE. The finder suggests a guess that tests L, N and T at once, and the next colours usually leave only one or two candidates.

About the word list

The finder uses its own list of about 1,700 common English five-letter words. It is not the official answer list of any particular game, and some puzzle answers — especially rarer words, plurals or proper nouns — may not appear. If you get no matches, double-check the colours you entered; if they are right, the answer may simply be outside this list.

Common word patterns

When you have three or four letters placed, think about which pattern fits — a word ending in _ _ _ E often has a vowel in the middle; a word with only one vowel might have a double consonant.

Learning from each game

After you solve a puzzle, try entering your guesses’ colours into the finder step by step to see how many words each guess eliminated. You will quickly notice which openers and second guesses cut the list the most. Over time, that habit makes you faster without the tool, because you learn which letters and positions are most informative.

Building vocabulary

Word puzzles are a fun way to meet new words. When the finder lists an unfamiliar word, look up its meaning — words like ABODE, EVADE and GLADE become part of your vocabulary and your guessing options next time.

Hard mode and variations

In hard mode, every revealed hint must be used in later guesses, so you can’t spend a guess testing five new letters. The finder helps here too, because every word it lists already respects your green and yellow clues. Variations with six-letter words, multiple boards or different languages need different word lists.

Playing fair

Many players use a finder only when truly stuck, or after finishing, to see which words were still possible. Try solving on your own first — the fun is in the deduction — and use the tool to learn which guesses would have been most efficient.

Privacy

The finder runs in your browser; your letters are not stored or sent.