Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about WordMaster.
Type or click letters to form a word, then press Enter to submit. After each guess, the tiles change color:
Blue = correct position,
Amber = wrong position,
Grey = not in the word.
You have 6 attempts to find the answer. See our full guide for more detail.
Six, in every mode. It is the usual number for this kind of game: two or three rows to find the letters, and the rest to narrow down.
Daily mode gives everyone worldwide the same one word per day. It resets at midnight UTC — the same instant for every player, whatever your local time. You can only play once per day, so your score is comparable to other players.
Unlimited mode gives you a fresh random word after every game with no restrictions. Perfect for practice or when one game isn't enough!
Unlimited mode gives you a fresh random word after every game with no restrictions. Perfect for practice or when one game isn't enough!
Hint shows the answer's meaning and part of speech. You get one per game, and using it does not count against a win. It is most useful when a few candidates are left and the meaning can pick between them.
Your stats (games played, win rate, current streak, best streak, and guess distribution) are stored locally in your browser. Visit the Stats page to view them. They are saved per device, so they don't carry over if you switch browsers or clear your browser data.
Easy mode uses everyday 4-letter words, good for a first game or for playing with children.
Hard mode uses 6-letter words. One extra letter adds a lot of possible answers, so it is clearly harder than five.
Hard mode uses 6-letter words. One extra letter adds a lot of possible answers, so it is clearly harder than five.
The Daily Archive page lists the past 30 days of daily words with their meanings, and you can replay any day you missed.
Guesses must be English dictionary words. These are mostly not accepted:
- Proper nouns (names, places, brands)
- Abbreviations or acronyms
- Very rare, archaic, or highly technical words
- Hyphenated words
No. The answer is always an ordinary English word, never a person's name, a place or a brand, so no answer depends on background knowledge.
In Daily mode, the word list is shuffled once into a fixed order and dealt one word a day, so no word comes back until the whole list has been used. In Unlimited mode, each round draws at random, so a repeat is possible, though rare over a short stretch.
Yes. Words such as LEVEL, APPLE and QUEUE repeat a letter. If the answer has a letter twice and your guess has it once, only one tile lights up, so a coloured letter can still appear a second time.
The high-school word list is shuffled once into a fixed order and, since 6 September 2026, dealt one word per day. Because the order is fixed, everyone in the world gets the same word on the same day and can compare results. The word changes at midnight UTC.
Yes, 100% free — forever. No account required, no premium tier, no pay-to-win.
No account is needed. Your stats and streaks are kept in your browser's localStorage on this device and are not sent to the server.
Yes. It works on phones and tablets: tap the on-screen keyboard to type, and the board resizes to fit your screen.
Stats are stored in your browser's localStorage. They can be lost if you:
- Clear your browser's site data or cache
- Use a private/incognito window
- Switch to a different browser or device
- Reinstall your browser
We do not collect personal information during gameplay. We use Google Analytics 4 to measure anonymous traffic (pages visited, session duration, device type). Your game stats are stored only on your own device and never sent to us. See our full Privacy Policy.
Not at the moment; the only third-party service is Google Analytics for visit statistics. Google AdSense ads may be added later to cover running costs, and this answer and the privacy policy will be updated when that happens. The game stays free.
No. WordMaster is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to The New York Times or any other word puzzle platform. The word-guessing game format is a classic puzzle type with no single owner.