6-letter Wordle solver
Type each 6-letter guess you played and press Add, then tap every tile until it matches your game: grey, yellow or green. The solver checks all 15,232 6-letter words in our dictionary, lists the ones that still fit with everyday words first, and suggests your best next guess.
8 possible words
- garden
- warren
- warden
- barren
- harden
- darken
- harken
- rappen
Best next guess
Words that split the remaining answers into the most groups. Try one of these, or any word from the lists above.
- worked
- shadow
- warden
- harden
- border
- showed
- worker
- hybrid
Worked example
The solver above opens with a sample game. The hidden word is GARDEN and we played SATIRE then COLUMN, the top 6-letter starter and the best follow-up that shares no letters with it.
| Guess | Colours | Words left | Top of the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| satire | satire | 240 | CAREER, EARNED, LARGER, GARDEN, RANKED |
| column | column | 8 | GARDEN, WARREN, WARDEN, BARREN, HARDEN |
SATIRE scored 1 green, 2 yellow and 3 grey, which cut 15,232 words to 240.
COLUMN tested 6 new letters and left 8 words.
The best next guesses are WORKED, SHADOW, WARDEN, HARDEN, which split the remaining 8 words into the most colour groups.
Best 6-letter starting words
These common 6-letter words cover the letters that show up most often in 6-letter words. Start with the first, then follow with a word that uses none of its letters, such as COLUMN.
- satire
- arisen
- serial
- slater
- alerts
- alters
- salter
- reason
Most useful letters in 6-letter words
| Letter | Share of common 6-letter words that contain it |
|---|---|
| E | 64% |
| R | 46% |
| S | 44% |
| A | 44% |
| I | 35% |
| T | 33% |
| N | 32% |
| O | 31% |
How the 6-letter Wordle solver works
Six-letter Wordle gives you more letters to work with but far more words to rule out. Endings carry a lot of the weight: once you know the last two letters, the list shrinks quickly.
Type a guess exactly as you played it and press Add, then tap each tile until it shows the same colour as your game: grey (not in the word), yellow (in the word, wrong spot) or green (right spot). The list updates straight away. If your game uses other colours, map them: Lingle, for example, marks the right spot in purple and the wrong spot in gold.
What the solver checks
Our dictionary has 15,232 6-letter words, and 3,598 of them are common in everyday English. For each word, the solver works out the colours your guesses would have shown if that word were the answer, with the same rules the game uses, and keeps only the words that match every row. Common words come first and rare ones are shown faded, since daily games rarely pick obscure answers.
Repeated letters
50% of common 6-letter words use a letter more than once, for example SCHOOL, SEASON, BECAME. The game colours copies one at a time: greens first, then yellows from left to right, and any extra copy turns grey. The solver replays exactly that, so a grey second copy correctly means "no more of this letter" rather than "not in the word".
Common endings
The most frequent last two letters in common 6-letter words are -ED (364 words), -ER (327 words), -ES (258 words). About 24% end in S. Six-letter answers often hide common endings like -ER, -ED and -ES; once you have one, use the next guess to test the start of the word.
Strategy
Half of common six-letter words repeat a letter, so a word with a double letter is not a long shot. When the list is down to a few words, check whether they differ only in one doubled letter.
Our word list is the public-domain ENABLE list (172,823 words). It is close to, but not the same as, the lists that 6-letter Wordle games use, so the solver may list a word your game rejects, or miss a newer word it accepts.
Other word lengths
Frequently asked questions
What is the best first word for 6-letter Wordle?
By letter coverage across common 6-letter words, SATIRE scores highest, followed by ARISEN, SERIAL, SLATER. A good second word with no shared letters is COLUMN.
How many 6-letter words are there?
Our dictionary lists 15,232 6-letter words, of which 3,598 are common. You can browse them all on the 6-letter words page.
Why does the solver show no words?
A tile is probably set to the wrong colour. Check letters you typed twice: the second copy can be grey even when the letter is in the word. Also make sure each guess has exactly 6 letters.
Which games does it work with?
Any game that uses 6-letter words and Wordle-style feedback (right spot, wrong spot, not in word), whatever the colours. For the classic five-letter game, use the Wordle solver.