Games Like Wordle: 7 Free Browser Alternatives

The closest free alternatives to Wordle that run in any browser are Dordle and Octordle (the same rules across two and eight simultaneous boards), Waffle (rearrange letters instead of typing them), Nerdle (the equation version), Worldle (countries instead of words), and Contexto and Semantle (guess by meaning rather than spelling). None of them require a download, an account, or a payment. All seven entries were confirmed loading by Gamlet's automated check on July 4, 2026, with hand-replays in progress; anything that fails checks or goes 120 days without re-verification is removed from this page automatically.

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At a glance

Quick comparison of every game on this list
Game	Score	How it differs	Free?	Load time	Checked
Dordle	Unscored	Runs two boards on one shared set of guesses.	Free	0.5 s	Auto-checkedJul 4, 2026
Octordle	Unscored	Scales Wordle to eight boards and thirteen guesses.	Free	0.5 s	Auto-checkedJul 4, 2026
Waffle	Unscored	You rearrange pre-placed letters with limited swaps instead of typing guesses.	Free	0.1 s	Auto-checkedJul 4, 2026
Nerdle	Unscored	Swaps letters for an eight-character arithmetic equation.	Free	0.1 s	Auto-checkedJul 4, 2026
Worldle	Unscored	Guesses are countries; feedback is distance and bearing instead of letter colors.	Free	0.1 s	Auto-checkedJul 8, 2026
Contexto	Unscored	Unlimited guesses ranked by meaning, not spelling.	Free	0.1 s	Auto-checkedJul 4, 2026
Semantle	Unscored	Pure semantic distance — no letter feedback at all.	Free	0.2 s	Auto-checkedJul 4, 2026

The picks, ranked

Dordle
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Runs two boards on one shared set of guesses.
Zaratustra's two-board take on the Wordle formula, hosted on itch.io: every guess is entered into both grids at once, so a wasted word costs progress twice. Daily and free-play modes.
Auto-checked Jul 4, 2026Loads in 0.5 s
Octordle
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Scales Wordle to eight boards and thirteen guesses.
Eight simultaneous Wordle boards and thirteen guesses, published by Britannica. Daily and free modes plus harder variants like Sequence and Rescue for players who find Quordle too easy.
Auto-checked Jul 4, 2026Loads in 0.5 s
Waffle
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You rearrange pre-placed letters with limited swaps instead of typing guesses.
A daily deduction puzzle where six words already sit on a waffle-shaped grid — you swap letters into place in 15 moves or fewer, earning stars for spare swaps.
Auto-checked Jul 4, 2026Loads in 0.1 s
Nerdle
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Swaps letters for an eight-character arithmetic equation.
Wordle's structure applied to arithmetic: guess the hidden eight-character equation with color feedback on every digit and operator. Daily puzzle plus mini, speed and pro variants.
Auto-checked Jul 4, 2026Loads in 0.1 s
Worldle
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Guesses are countries; feedback is distance and bearing instead of letter colors.
Guess the country or territory from its silhouette in six tries; wrong guesses return distance, direction and a proximity percentage. Part of the Teuteuf family of daily geography games.
Auto-checked Jul 8, 2026Loads in 0.1 s
Contexto
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Unlimited guesses ranked by meaning, not spelling.
Guess the secret word by meaning: every guess is ranked by semantic closeness to the answer, and the guess count is unlimited. New puzzle daily, playable in several languages.
Auto-checked Jul 4, 2026Loads in 0.1 s
Semantle
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Pure semantic distance — no letter feedback at all.
The original semantic guessing game: each guess is scored by word2vec similarity to the target, from icy negatives to a 'getting close' band. Famously capable of taking hundreds of guesses.
Auto-checked Jul 4, 2026Loads in 0.2 s

Frequently asked questions

Are these Wordle alternatives free to play?

Yes. Every game on this list is free in the browser with no download. Some show ads or sell cosmetic extras, but none of the core daily puzzles sat behind a paywall as of our last check.

Why isn't Quordle on this list?

Quordle (now hosted by Merriam-Webster) is a well-known four-board variant, but its host currently blocks our automated availability check, so we cannot honestly say we verified it loading. It joins the list once a hand replay confirms it.

How is this list verified?

Every entry passes an automated HTTP check that records status code and response time — that is the 'auto' verification tier shown per game. Hand replays upgrade entries to 'replayed'. Games that fail checks or go 120 days without re-verification drop off automatically.

Do these games have one puzzle per day like Wordle?

Dordle, Octordle, Waffle, Worldle, Contexto and Semantle all follow the daily format with one shared puzzle per day, and several add free-play or archive modes. Nerdle publishes a daily equation plus mini and speed variants.