8 Letter Wordle
Guess the hidden 8-letter word in six tries. Free, unlimited and in British English.
Playing Wordle with 8 letters
Eight-letter words start to feel like a proper vocabulary test. Compound words, longer verbs and everyday nouns all turn up.
Spend your first two guesses on different vowels and consonants. With this many tiles, even grey squares narrow the field fast.
Opening words that work
Based on how often letters appear in our 8-letter answers, these starters are hard to beat: RELATION, REACTION, CREATION. 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: CATACOMB, DOCUMENT, GOLDFISH, MARKETER, PRINCESS, SPYGLASS. They are all in the answer pool, so none of them is obscure.
Other lengths
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Frequently asked questions
How many 8-letter words are in the game?
Our British English list accepts 40,463 valid 8-letter guesses. The answers come from a shorter pool of 847 everyday words.
What is a good first word for 8 letters?
Try RELATION, REACTION, CREATION. They use common letters without repeating any.
Are 8-letter games harder than five letters?
Often yes, because there is more to work out, but you also get more information from every guess.