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.

  • Green: the right letter in the right place.
  • Yellow: the letter is in the word, but somewhere else.
  • Grey: the letter is not in the word, or you have already found all the copies of it.

The on-screen keyboard shows the best result each letter has earned so far. A repeated letter follows a special rule (how repeated letters are marked). For ways to use the colours, read the Daily Word tips.