🎯 The Goal

Guess the secret word in 6 tries or fewer. Each guess must be a valid English word of the correct length. The game tells you after every guess how close you are using colored tiles.

🎨 Tile Colors Explained

C

Blue — The letter is correct and in the right position.

R

Amber — The letter is in the word but in the wrong position. Move it elsewhere.

X

Grey — The letter is not in the word at all. Eliminate it from future guesses.

📋 Step-by-Step

Type letters using your keyboard or tap the on-screen keyboard.
Press Enter to submit your guess. It must be a real word.
Watch the tiles flip and read the color feedback.
Use what you learned to form a smarter next guess.
Keep guessing until you find the word or exhaust all 6 tries.
After the game ends, a full word profile appears — definition, origin, synonyms, and more.

🔍 Example Round

Suppose the secret word is PLANT.

Guess 1: CRANE

C R A N E

R and A are in the word, but in the wrong spots. C, N, E are not in the word.

Guess 2: TRAIL

T R A I L

R and A are confirmed in positions 2 and 3. L is in the word but not at the end.

Guess 3: PLANT ✅

P L A N T

Solved in 3 guesses! All blue.

💡 Winning Strategy

Start with a high-coverage opener

Your first word should cover as many common letters as possible. The best starters:

CRANE — covers C, R, A, N, E (5 of the 10 most common letters)
AUDIO — covers 4 of the 5 vowels in one guess
STARE — covers S, T, A, R, E — all extremely frequent

Use your second guess to cover new letters

Never repeat a letter in your second guess that was already grey. Use the second guess to test 5 completely new letters you haven't tried yet. This maximizes information before your third guess.

Read amber tiles carefully

An amber tile means the letter is definitely in the answer — just not in that position. Try it in every other slot before assuming its position. Common mistake: guessing amber tiles in the same position again.

Think about word patterns

Common endings that narrow your search: -ING, -TION, -ER, -ED, -LY, -AL. Common starts: S-, ST-, TR-, CH-, SH-, PL-. If you have confirmed letters that fit a pattern, try building around the pattern rather than guessing randomly.

🔦 Hint and Give Up

Each game includes two special buttons below the keyboard:

Hint — Reveals one correct letter in the right position. You only get one hint per game, so use it wisely. Best used on your 4th or 5th guess when you have narrowed things down but are stuck between a few possibilities.
Give Up — Reveals the answer immediately and ends the game. The word profile still opens so you can learn the definition, etymology, and synonyms even if you didn't solve it.

🎲 Three Ways to Play

The rules above cover Tile Guess. WordMaster lets you play the same vocabulary in three formats — each trains a different skill.

🟦 Tile Guess

Guess the word in 6 tries with color-tile feedback (see above). Trains pattern recognition.

🔀 Anagram

Rearrange the scrambled letters to spell the hidden word. Trains spelling and word production.

Tap the scrambled letter tiles to place them into the slots in order.
Use Clear to reset, or Shuffle to rearrange the letters.
Fill the slots with the correct word to win. Stuck? Use the Hint (definition).

🎯 Hangman

Guess one letter at a time and reveal the word before your lives run out. Trains letter-frequency intuition.

Click a letter on the keyboard. If it's in the word, it's revealed in place.
Each wrong letter costs one life (❤️) — you get 6 in total.
Reveal every letter before your lives run out to win. A Hint (definition) is available too.