Daily Word rules questions
Short, exact answers to the Daily Word rules people most often look up — each one matches how the game is actually scored here.
How many guesses do you get in the Daily Word?
You get six guesses to find the day’s five-letter word. Everyone gets the same word, and a new one arrives at midnight UTC.
Read the full answer →What do the colours mean in the Daily Word?
Green is the right letter in the right place, yellow is in the word but elsewhere, and grey is not in the word. Each guess is checked on our server.
Read the full answer →How are repeated letters marked in the Daily Word?
A letter is marked yellow only as many times as the answer still contains it. Right-place letters are marked first, so EERIE against THEME has one yellow E.
Read the full answer →Which words does the Daily Word accept?
Any five-letter word on the game’s word list. A guess that is too short or not on the list is rejected, with a message, and does not use up a guess.
Read the full answer →How is the Daily Word ranked?
Fewest guesses ranks first. Ties are broken by the time from opening the day’s game to the winning guess, measured on the server. A lost game is not ranked.
Read the full answer →When does the Daily Word change?
A new word arrives at midnight UTC. Everyone gets the same word, and each guess is checked on our server so the answer is never in the page.
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