Wordle Unlimited
Guess the hidden five-letter word in six tries.
- Type a 5-letter word and press Enter.
- Read the colours: they show how close each letter is.
- Use the clues to narrow it down and solve it in 6 tries.
Free Dle-Games to Play Online
Word guessing, word ladders, chess openings and geography puzzles. Every one of these dle games is free and plays right in your browser.
How each dle game works
A quick look at every game below: a screenshot, what you do, and a link to play. Not sure where to start? Pick the style you like and try the first one in that group.
Word-guessing dle games
Guess a hidden word from colour clues. Same familiar logic, each with its own twist.
Worble
A word puzzle where the answer shifts every turn.
- Enter the opening word
- Read the colours and the shift hint
- Chase the moving answer in six tries
Thirdle
A tiny 3-letter word game with a points score.
- Type a three-letter word
- Read blue, orange and black tiles
- Use hints and chase a high score
Hardle
A harder word game: you colour the tiles yourself.
- Guess any five-letter word to start
- Read the yellow and green counts
- Colour the tiles yourself, then lock what you trust
Word-ladder and letter puzzles
Change, remove or swap letters to move from one word to the next.
Cladder
A 60-second word ladder with ten clues.
- Read the clue and the starting word
- Change one letter and press Enter
- Clear all ten rungs before the timer ends
Shrinkle
Cut letters, keep words valid, reveal the phrase.
- Tap a letter to remove it
- Keep every shorter word valid
- Reveal the phrase before three mistakes
Chess dle games
Rebuild a real chess opening one move at a time.
Chessle
Guess the hidden chess opening, move by move.
- Pick a mode and type the opening
- Read the tile colours
- Refine your line within six tries
Geography dle games
Use distance, direction and colour hints to find a hidden city or country.
Citydle
Find the hidden city using distance and direction.
- Name any city to start
- Read distance, direction and colours
- Close in before the sixth guess
Globle
Guess the country from hot and cold colour hints.
- Enter your first guess
- Follow the colour hints
- Find the mystery country
What are dle games?
Dle games are small puzzles that follow one simple loop: make a guess, read the clues, and try again with a little more information. The format took off with five-letter word puzzles, and it has since spread to chess openings, cities, countries and plenty more. They are quick to learn, finish in a few minutes and work equally well as a daily habit or a short break.
This page collects the free dle games we like best. Some are word games you can practise as much as you want. Others are daily puzzles from their own developers. All of them open in your browser, so you can try one, switch to another and come back whenever you like.
How to pick your next dle game
- Want a gentle start? Try a word-guessing game with six tries and plain colour clues. Wordle Unlimited lets you play endless rounds while you learn the patterns.
- Like a challenge? Pick a game that changes the rules, like a secret word that shifts every turn or clues you have to colour in yourself.
- Short on time? Three-letter and timed ladder games finish in about a minute.
- Into trivia? The chess and geography dle games reward what you already know and teach you more with every guess.
- Love changing one letter at a time? The original word ladder, Poople Unlimited, is one tap away, and the Poople Solver can show you the shortest path when you get stuck.
Tips that work in almost every dle game
- Treat your first guess as a probe. Pick something that tests many possibilities at once.
- Never repeat a clue you already ruled out. Write down what the colours told you.
- Change one idea at a time. Small, careful guesses beat wild ones.
- Read the how-to steps once. Each game has a small twist that is easy to miss.
- Practise in an unlimited game, then try the daily puzzle when you feel ready.
We add new dle games from time to time, and they show up here on their own. Got a favourite you would like to see? Tell us. If you want the rules of our own puzzle first, read the How to Play guide.
Dle games FAQ
What are dle games?
Dle games are short browser puzzles in the style of Wordle. You make a guess, get colour or number clues back, and use them to narrow down a hidden answer, which can be a word, a chess opening, a city or a country.
Are these dle games free to play?
Yes. Every game on this page is free to play in your browser. There is nothing to download and you do not need an account.
Which dle game is best for beginners?
Start with Wordle Unlimited or Poople Unlimited. Both let you play as many rounds as you like, so you can learn the colour clues without waiting for tomorrow.
Do all the dle games have a daily puzzle?
No. Many of them release one new puzzle a day, but Wordle Unlimited and Poople Unlimited are built for unlimited practice, and some games let you start another round straight away.
Do these dle games work on my phone?
Yes. Every game opens in the browser on phones, tablets and desktops. For a bigger board, use the Full screen button under the game.
Who makes the games on this page?
Poople Unlimited is an independent fan site. Some games, like Wordle Unlimited, are built by us for practice. Others are made by their own developers and shown here in a frame so you can play without leaving the page.