4 Letter Wordle
Guess the hidden 4-letter word in six tries. Free, unlimited and in British English.
Playing Wordle with 4 letters
Short, sharp and over quickly. With only four tiles, one wrong guess takes a big bite out of your options, and a double letter, as in MISS or TOLL, can catch you out.
Short words reward a strong second guess. If your opener finds one vowel, use your next word to test the other vowels and a couple of consonants.
Opening words that work
Based on how often letters appear in our 4-letter answers, these starters are hard to beat: TALE, REAL, TEAR. None repeat a letter, so every tile gives you new information.
A few examples
To give you a feel for the difficulty, here are some words you might meet: COAL, FLAX, JEEP, MONK, RIDE, TEAM. They are all in the answer pool, so none of them is obscure.
Other lengths
Fancy a change? Switch to another length with the buttons below the board, or play today’s daily puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
How many 4-letter words are in the game?
Our British English list accepts 5,509 valid 4-letter guesses. The answers come from a shorter pool of 776 everyday words.
What is a good first word for 4 letters?
Try TALE, REAL, TEAR. They use common letters without repeating any.
Are 4-letter games harder than five letters?
Not necessarily. Fewer letters mean less information per guess, so each guess matters more.