Wordle Calculator & Solver
Never lose your streak again. Input the exact Green, Yellow, and Gray hints you've gathered so far. Our Wordle Solver will immediately cross-reference the entire dictionary and provide you with every mathematically possible answer remaining.
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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Exact Letters (Green)
Letters you know are in the exact correct position.
Present Letters (Yellow)
Letters in the word, but in the WRONG position.
Absent Letters (Gray)
Letters you know are definitely NOT in the word.
Possible Answers
Dictionary limited to common 5-letter words for speed.
Optimizing Your Guess Strategy
Turn 1 Priority
Determine if the word relies on A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
Using an opener like "AUDIO" or "ADIEU" guarantees you identify 3-4 vowels immediately. Once the vowels are locked in, the consonants fall into logical phonetic places much faster.
The Danger Zone
CATCH, BATCH, MATCH, HATCH, WATCH, LATCH
If you have exactly 4 letters green (e.g., _ATCH), you have a 1-in-6 chance of guessing the first letter right. Instead of guessing blindly, guess a "burn" word (like "CLIMB") that contains C, L, M, and B all at once to eliminate four options simultaneously.
The Mathematics of Wordle
In 2022, information theorist 3Blue1Brown proved mathematically that the absolute optimal starting word for Wordle is CRANE (subsequently shifting slightly to SLATE or SALET depending on which dictionary iteration is used). The Wordle Calculator visualizes exactly why this is true.
Information Entropy
Consider a pool of ~2,300 possible daily answers. When you guess "SLATE" and receive a gray grid (0 matches), you might think you wasted a turn. However mathematically:
1. You eliminated 'S' (one of the most common starting consonants)2. You eliminated 'E' (the most common vowel)3. You eliminated 'A' (the second most common vowel)4. You eliminated 'T' and 'L'By entering "S L A T E" into the Gray field of our calculator above, you can instantly see the pool of 2,300 words drop by over 85%, confirming the math. Even a "wrong" guess in Wordle provides massive informational value if chosen correctly.
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Save Your Streak
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