El Word

Daily word puzzle. One hidden word a day, six guesses to find it.

  

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How El Word works

Each day there’s one hidden five-letter word, the same for everyone. You have six guesses to find it. After every guess, each letter is marked: in the word and in the right spot, in the word but somewhere else, or not in the word at all. Use the marks to narrow it down.

Type on your keyboard or tap the letters on screen, then press Enter. A guess has to be a real word, and a word we don’t know doesn’t cost you a guess. A new word starts at midnight where you are, and a game you started before midnight stays yours to finish.

Your statistics and streak are kept in this browser only. The streak counts the days in a row you’ve solved the word.

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How to play

Find the day’s hidden five-letter word. You have six guesses.

Type any real five-letter word and press Enter. Then every letter gets a mark:

  • Dot (dark blue): the letter is in the word, in this spot.
  • Ring (pink): the letter is in the word, in a different spot.
  • Dashed: the letter isn’t in the word. If you use a letter more times than the word has it, the extras are dashed too.

Everyone gets the same word on the same day, and a new one starts at midnight where you are.

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