Polydle

POLYDLE: SOLVE AS MANY WORD GRIDS AS YOU CHOOSE

One guess, several puzzles. In Polydle, you choose how many five-letter words to solve, then use each guess to uncover clues across every unsolved board. Start with two boards to learn the pattern, or increase the number when you want a bigger challenge.

WHAT IS POLYDLE?

Polydle is a word guessing game that lets you choose anywhere from 1 to 2,315 words for a single game. Each word has its own board, but you submit one guess to all unsolved boards at the same time. Your goal is to find every hidden word.

You can choose a Daily puzzle or start a Random game. Polydle also offers three modes—Classic, Speed, and Perfect—so you can focus on fewer guesses, a faster finish, or more careful deductions.

HOW ONE GUESS WORKS ACROSS MULTIPLE BOARDS

Enter a valid five-letter word and press Enter. Each unsolved board responds to that guess separately:

• Green: The letter is in this board’s word and in the correct position.
• Yellow: The letter is in this board’s word but belongs in another position.
• White: The letter is not in this board’s word.

Scroll left and right to check all your boards. Once you solve a word, that board stops receiving guesses, leaving you to work through the others.

A Two-Board Example

Suppose you enter ALIEN in a game with two boards. On the first board, E is green and L is yellow: E is correctly placed, while L needs to move. On the second board, A, E, and N are yellow. Those three letters belong in its answer, but none is in the right position yet.

It was one guess, but it produced two different sets of clues. Check each board on its own terms before choosing your next word.

CHOOSE YOUR POLYDLE MODE

Classic: Use Fewer Guesses

Solve every word in as few guesses as you can. Classic has no enforced guess limit. The game suggests n + 5 as a score to aim for, where n is your number of words. For example, with four words, that target is nine guesses.

Speed: Finish Faster

In Speed mode, the clock matters more than your guess count. Make the guesses that help you find all the words quickly, even if that means using an extra turn to gather clues.

Perfect: Find the Certain Answer

Perfect mode begins with a word already entered; press Enter to start. From there, at least one unsolved board has an answer that can be determined uniquely from the clues so far. Find that board and enter its answer. A correct word gives you more clues for the remaining boards, allowing you to continue the chain.

An incorrect guess turns red and gives no new clues. Three incorrect guesses end the game. The game also marks certain obscure words in gray before you submit them. Submitting one of those words does not count as a mistake, but it does not reveal new clues either.

A PRACTICAL WAY TO SOLVE MORE BOARDS

In Classic and Speed, look across the boards before each guess. A word that tests useful letters on several unsolved boards may help more than one chosen for a single board. As soon as a board has enough clues to reveal its answer, solve it and focus on what remains.

Perfect calls for a different approach: inspect the boards for one with only a single plausible answer before submitting your next word. A guess that merely might fit is risky when mistakes are limited.

MORE WORD GAMES TO DISCOVER

• AnyWordle
• Spotle
• Not Wordle