Popular Wordle Variants
Since Wordle took over the internet, creators have reimagined its simple formula in dozens of directions. Some add more boards, some change the subject, and some flip the win condition entirely. Below is a tour of the most interesting Wordle variants — including Yellow Yellow, the anagram spinoff where green is the enemy.
What makes a Wordle variant work?
The best Wordle spinoffs keep the original’s tight design: one puzzle a day, six guesses, instant color feedback. The twist has to be easy to understand but hard to master. Yellow Yellow does exactly that by changing one rule: instead of guessing the secret word, you guess a valid anagram where no letter sits in its original position. The result is a daily puzzle that feels familiar but rewards a different kind of thinking.
A quick guide to Wordle variants
Dordle
Solve two Wordle boards at the same time with one set of guesses.
Quordle
The challenge scales up to four boards — every guess counts across all of them.
Octordle
Eight Wordle puzzles running in parallel for players who love multitasking.
Nerdle
A math twist: guess the hidden equation using numbers and operators.
Worldle
Geography-based: identify a country from its silhouette and distance hints.
Heardle
Name the song from increasingly long audio snippets.
Lewdle
A NSFW vocabulary spin on the classic format.
Waffle
Rearrange letters on a grid to form six intersecting words.
Yellow Yellow: the all-yellow Wordle
Yellow Yellow is a fan-made Wordle variation where victory means turning every tile yellow. The secret word is still a five-letter answer, but the winning guess must be an anagram with none of its letters in the same spot. If the secret word is STALE, then STEAL is invalid (the S and T stay put), but TALES wins the round.
There is also a bonus objective: solve the daily puzzle without ever seeing a green tile. It is a stricter test of anagram intuition and a fun way to brag to friends when you share your result.
Where to play
You can play the daily puzzle on the Yellow Yellow homepage, or practice endlessly in Unlimited mode. No account is required, and your stats are stored locally in your browser.