16 Games Like Wordle To Give You Your Word Game Fix More Than Once Every 24 Hours

Wordle is still addictive as ever, and it's also more popular than ever. With the viral word puzzle game's sale to the New York Times, some Wordle players are worried that they may not be able to play it for free forever. While the NY Times stated that Wordle would remain free of charge and there would be no changes to the game for existing and new players, if you're looking for a Wordle substitute just in case—or if you just need your fix of more than one Wordle puzzle per day—these games like Wordle and its spinoffs will keep you entertained (and sometimes frustrated!) for as long as you want.

Games Like Wordle

1. Absurdle

Time to rip off the bandaid: Absurdle is not easy at all. It's different from Wordle in that it's hard and you have unlimited guesses—and that's not all. It's been called an "adversarial" version of Wordle, with the answer not being fixed, but changing as you go and narrowing it down slightly with each guess. If it sounds confusing, it's because it is! You can get full instructions on how to play here.

Related: What Is Wordle? All the Details on the Viral New Word Game—And How to Play It

2. Dordle

Up for a challenge? Dordle is basically two Wordle boards side by side. You have six guesses to guess both words using one Wordle-like keyboard. This game is not easy! Spoiler alert for Daily Dordle #008 below to give you an idea of how the game is played.

In terms of strategy, many Dordle players find success by figuring out one side of the Dordle, then figuring out the other side—but that only works if you have enough tries left!

Dordle has a daily version as well as a free unlimited version.

3. HelloWordl

HelloWordl is a browser version of Wordle that you can play whenever you want, as many times as you want to play.

HelloWordl also allows you to adjust the number of letters in the puzzle, making each game as unique as you want it to be.

4. Primel

Better with numbers than with letters? In that case, you're in luck. Primel makes you guess a five-digit prime number instead of a five-letter word. Like Wordle, you'll get alerted if a digit is in the right place, the wrong place, or not used based on the colors of the tiles.

Related: 60 Wordle Memes to Crack You Up While You Eagerly Await Your Next Daily Word Puzzle

5. Sweardle

Calling all potty mouths! Sweardle is a four-letter version of Wordle that lets you use exclusively curses, expletives, and generally explicit and colorful language. Work that vulgar vocabulary! (The screenshot below was a particularly tame one!)

6. Wheeldle

Wheeldle operates identically to Wordle in terms of rules, gameplay, and even letter count, though it has visuals akin to an old-school NES game.

7. Word Master

Word Master is almost identical to Wordle, but you have unlimited puzzles to play (and instead of squares, you have circles).

8. WordGuessr

WordGuessr is similar to Wordle, but you can play more than once and choose the number of letters in each puzzle. There's also a challenge feature so you can send the same word challenge to a friend.

9. Wordle Unlimited

Wordle Unlimited has as many Wordle puzzles as your heart desires, all day, every day—and you can start a "Wardle" (see what they did there?) and send puzzles to friends.

Related: Want More Wordle Each Day? There’s a Way to Access the Wordle Archive—Here’s How!

10. Queerdle

Queerdle is a daily gay-celebrating version of Wordle, in which all of the answers are part of the culture. It brands itself as the "yassification" of Wordle. If you're having trouble, we suggest you brush up on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Queerdle also boasts a pretty hilarious win screen.

Its losing screen is funny enough to make you forget that you're frustrated at actually getting the word wrong.

11. Phordle

Phish fans can take a break from listening to 40-minute long jams with Phordle, a Wordle-like game that features exclusively Phish-related terms—not all of which are actual words, which makes it even more challenging.

Related: Wordle Tips and Tricks: The Best Wordle Starting Words and More for Your New Addiction

12. Taylordle

Swifties, rejoice! Taylordle is an unofficial Taylor Swift-themed Wordle game in which each word is part of Swift's lyrical and pop culture universe. Like regular Wordle, there's one puzzle per day.

13. Letterle

In Letterle, you literally just guess what single letter is chosen per day. That's it.

14. Quordle

Love a challenge? Try out Quordle. The game is literally Wordle four times over: You have to guess four different five-letter words at once.

15. Worldle

Though Worldle just looks like "Wordle" with a typo, it's significantly different: Each day, guess a country based on its shape on a map. For each incorrect guess, Worldle will literally tell you you're way off—and by how much, and in which direction you should look.

16. Nerdle

With Nerdle, keep your order of operations in mind: Every day, you have to guess a random math problem, inserting numbers, symbols and potential solutions. Thankfully for us, there's no algebra involved, or we'd be in big trouble. There's also a mini Nerdle!

Next, get the best Wordle starting words and more tips and tricks to beat your best score!