RULES

Wordif is a daily puzzle. Make valid words using the outer grid letters and try to uncover the hidden 5-letter word.

Each word guess can contain 1 to 5 letters. You have up to five word turns. Invalid and repeated words are not accepted and do not use a turn.

You win as soon as all five hidden letters are placed. If no winning option remains, the game ends in a loss and the hidden word is revealed.

Make a word

Tap active outer-grid letters to make a valid word, then press Submit. Each grid tile can be used only once in the same word.

Collect a gold letter

Any newly discovered letters in your word that belong to the hidden word turn gold. Tap one gold letter and it moves into its correct hidden-word box, while its grid tile becomes unavailable. Each gold letter collected this way earns 50 Bonus Points.

Remember discovered letters

If a word discovers more than one gold letter, the unselected letters remain marked with a bold gold outline while the hidden word still needs them. Use that information in a later word.

Use the Guess Token carefully

If a word finds no new gold letter, your one-use Guess Token becomes active. Tap it, then choose one active outer letter to guess a missing letter. A correct guess places the letter but does not earn 50 Bonus Points; a wrong guess ends the game. From the 25 October 2026 puzzle, the first no-gold word resets your current Bonus Points to zero when the token becomes active. Later gold collections earn fresh bonus normally, and using the token does not spend it again. Earlier puzzles retain the previous rule: using the token spends the current bonus. If it is still available after turn five, it becomes your final chance.

Complete the hidden word

Uncover all five letters to win. Any Bonus Points still held are added to your final score. A lost game scores 0 and its medals are not added to your stats.

Word rewards

Gold = 200+ points Silver medal

Silver = 160–199 Bronze medal

Bronze = 120–159 Duck reward

Duck = below 120

Game score

Each submitted word scores using the values shown on its grid letters. The hidden word is not scored separately.

Letter values

A E I O U L N R S T = 20
D G B C M P = 50
F H V W Y K = 80
J X Q Z = 120

Bonus and targets

Natural gold letter = +50 Bonus Points
Guess Token use = Bonus Points reset to 0
Remaining bonus is added only when you win
1,000+ points earns a trophy
1,500+ points earns the highest celebration

Example: QUIZ scores Q = 120, U = 20, I = 20 and Z = 120. Total = 280, which earns gold.

If the hidden word is not uncovered, your final score is 0.

What am I looking at?

Top boxes: the hidden word you are trying to uncover
Outer grid: the active letters used to make words and Guess Token selections
Centre square: your Bonus Points, Guess Token, score, current word and controls
Bottom row: your submitted words and the medal earned by each one
Gold tiles: newly discovered hidden-word letters
Gold outlines: discovered letters still needed by the hidden word
Grey tiles: collected gold letters that have left the outer grid and cannot be selected again

Centre buttons

Delete removes the last letter you tapped.
Submit checks your word.
Guess Token lets you guess one missing letter after it becomes active.

Return to game

Playing on after a loss

After a loss, choose Play on to keep finding the word, or Reveal & finish to see the answer. Play-on has no turn limit and no Guess Token. Your scored result stays a loss with 0 points; practice does not earn medals, restore a streak or change your Friends result.