Wordle Solver

Your best next word.

Enter your guess and mark the colors. We'll find the word that narrows the field fastest, based on information theory.

Your guesses ...

Tap tiles to cycle gray → yellow → green, then press Evaluate.

Suggested words
Ranked by expected information gain.
Hard mode
Only suggests words that are still possible answers. Probes (non-answer words that split the field) are excluded.

The Wordle Solver uses information theory to rank every possible next word by how much it narrows the remaining candidates. After each guess, mark the tiles gray, yellow, or green, and the solver recalculates the full probability space to show which word would eliminate the most possibilities in one move – not just which words are still valid answers.

The solver draws from a best-effort approximation of the NYT Wordle answer pool – the New York Times has curated answers editorially since November 2022, so no public future-looking list exists – combined with the full set of accepted guesses. It also surfaces precomputed opening words for the first move so you start from the strongest possible position every time. Hard Mode is supported: when enabled, suggestions are restricted to words that remain valid answers under Wordle's hard mode rules, keeping every guess compliant with the constraints you've already received.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Wordle Solver free to use? +

Yes, completely free. No account or signup required. Just enter your guesses and the colors you received.

How does it decide which word to suggest? +

It uses information theory (entropy) to rank every valid word by how much it narrows the remaining possible answers. The top suggestion is whichever word eliminates the most candidates on average.

Does it work with Wordle Hard Mode? +

Yes. Toggle Hard Mode on and the solver restricts all suggestions to words that comply with Wordle's hard mode rules – every known correct letter must be reused in subsequent guesses.

What word lists does the solver use? +

Two lists. The answer list (~2,310 words) is a best-effort approximation of the NYT Wordle answer pool: the original Wardle list, minus the six words NYT removed in 2022, plus confirmed NYT-only additions like DIVOT. NYT has editorially curated answers since November 2022, so no public future-looking list exists. The guess list (~14,900 words) covers every word NYT accepts as a typed guess. Suggestions are drawn from both, with likely answers given a bonus score.

What is the best opening word for Wordle? +

According to information theory, CRANE, SLATE, and RAISE consistently rank among the top opening words. The solver shows the top 8 precomputed openers with their exact entropy scores on a fresh board. For the full breakdown, see our analysis of the best Wordle starting words.

Can I use it mid-game, or only from the start? +

You can start at any point. Enter whatever guesses you have already made along with the colors you received, and the solver will calculate suggestions from that position.