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Wordle 4 Letters

Try shorter words. Each guess carries more weight when you only have 4 letters available.

Strategic Challenge
Only 4 letters mean each guess reveals less of the puzzle. You'll need sharper strategy and better word knowledge to succeed in 6 tries.
What's Different?
  • Compact words mean faster games but require more strategic thinking
  • More challenging per letter - every guess must fit
  • Short rounds, sharp thinking - fits a coffee break
Game Rules
  • Guess the 4-letter word in 6 tries or less
  • Green letters are correct and in the right position
  • Yellow letters are in the word but in the wrong position
  • Gray letters are not in the word at all
How 4-Letter Wordle Differs from the Classic Game

The four-letter version uses shorter words, but each guess gives you only four tiles of feedback. Even similar short words can take several guesses to tell apart.

Letter frequency matters even more in short words. In our 4-letter pool common letters include A, E, O, R, I, L and T, so an opener built from them almost always lights up something. But short words also cluster into families - RATE, LATE, GATE and DATE differ by a single letter, and telling them apart can burn two or three guesses if you are not careful.

The guess economy flips too. Six tries for four letters sounds generous, but less information per guess means the endgame is often a choice between near-identical words. Choose your next guess using the revealed letters and their positions.

Best Starting Words for 4-Letter Wordle
A good opener uses four distinct letters and leans on the most frequent ones in English. All of these are valid words in this game:
  • TALE - tests the letters T, A, L, E.
  • RATE - swaps in R, a common consonant; a hit here narrows things down fast.
  • COIN - covers O and I plus C and N, a perfect second guess when TALE or RATE reveals little.

These words are examples, not a fixed sequence. Choose your next guess using the revealed letters and their positions.

Strategy Tips for 4 Letters
  • Never reuse a gray letter. With only four slots, one wasted tile costs a quarter of a guess.
  • Watch out for word families: if you reach _ALE or RA_E, list every fitting consonant before you type - there are usually more than you think.
  • Yellow tiles are gold in short words: a confirmed letter has only three other possible positions, so re-place it immediately.
  • Stuck between several candidates? Spend one guess on a word made of the letters that differ between them - a single probe can separate a whole family.
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4-Letter Wordle FAQ

Not as much as you would expect. There are fewer possible answers, but each guess also returns less feedback, and short words often differ by a single letter. Most players find it faster, not easier.

Six, exactly like classic Wordle - the grid is just four tiles wide instead of five. Green means right letter in the right spot, yellow right letter in the wrong spot, gray not in the word.

Every day at midnight UTC. Your daily streak and statistics for the 4-letter mode are tracked separately from the classic 5-letter game.

Past daily words cannot be replayed. If one round is not enough, open the mode menu: the hourly word changes every hour, and unlimited mode deals a fresh classic puzzle whenever you like.

If four letters feel over too soon, Wordle 6 stretches the same daily duel to six-letter words with far more room for deduction.

Short puzzles pair nicely: after a quick four-letter round, the daily mini crossword takes only a few minutes more and exercises a different set of word muscles.

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Strategy & Tips

Tips to help you with English word games.

Best Wordle Starter Words

  • SALE
  • BARE
  • CANE
  • SORE
  • CARE

Most Frequent Letters

  1. E10.1%
  2. A9.5%
  3. O6.7%
  4. L6.4%
  5. I6.1%
  6. T6%
  7. R5.8%
  8. S5.3%
  9. N5.3%
  10. D4.1%