7-letter Wordle solver
Type each 7-letter guess you played and press Add, then tap every tile until it matches your game: grey, yellow or green. The solver checks all 23,109 7-letter words in our dictionary, lists the ones that still fit with everyday words first, and suggests your best next guess.
13 possible words
- journey
- conquer
- overrun
- uncover
- conjure
- mourner
- younker
- pouncer
- unfroze
- forerun
- frounce
- coenure
- unroven
Best next guess
Words that split the remaining answers into the most groups. Try one of these, or any word from the lists above.
- pouncer
- founder
- counter
- corners
- conquer
- mourner
- coenure
- carried
Worked example
The solver above opens with a sample game. The hidden word is JOURNEY and we played RETAINS then BULLDOG, the top 7-letter starter and the best follow-up that shares no letters with it.
| Guess | Colours | Words left | Top of the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| retains | retains | 140 | YOUNGER, FOUNDER, HUNDRED, JOURNEY, CONCERN |
| bulldog | bulldog | 13 | JOURNEY, CONQUER, OVERRUN, UNCOVER, CONJURE |
RETAINS scored 0 green, 3 yellow and 4 grey, which cut 23,109 words to 140.
BULLDOG tested 7 new letters and left 13 words.
The best next guesses are POUNCER, FOUNDER, COUNTER, CORNERS, which split the remaining 13 words into the most colour groups.
Best 7-letter starting words
These common 7-letter words cover the letters that show up most often in 7-letter words. Start with the first, then follow with a word that uses none of its letters, such as BULLDOG.
- retains
- realist
- senator
- treason
- arsenic
- rentals
- antlers
- reliant
Most useful letters in 7-letter words
| Letter | Share of common 7-letter words that contain it |
|---|---|
| E | 67% |
| R | 50% |
| A | 48% |
| S | 48% |
| I | 46% |
| N | 41% |
| T | 40% |
| O | 34% |
How the 7-letter Wordle solver works
Seven-letter Wordle rewards finding the vowels early. With seven tiles most guesses light up several letters, and the shape of the word usually appears by the second row.
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 23,109 7-letter words, and 4,002 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
67% of common 7-letter words use a letter more than once, for example BETWEEN, THROUGH, AGAINST. 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 7-letter words are -ED (457 words), -NG (388 words), -ES (290 words). About 25% end in S. Plurals and -ING forms are common seven-letter answers in some games and banned in others; check your game’s rules before betting on an S at the end.
Strategy
Seven-letter words often split into a stem and an ending (-ING, -ED, -ER, -ION). Find the ending first, then spend a guess on the consonants of the stem.
Our word list is the public-domain ENABLE list (172,823 words). It is close to, but not the same as, the lists that 7-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 7-letter Wordle?
By letter coverage across common 7-letter words, RETAINS scores highest, followed by REALIST, SENATOR, TREASON. A good second word with no shared letters is BULLDOG.
How many 7-letter words are there?
Our dictionary lists 23,109 7-letter words, of which 4,002 are common. You can browse them all on the 7-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 7 letters.
Which games does it work with?
Any game that uses 7-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.