Hardword is a daily word puzzle built around a single twist: after every guess you learn how many of your letters are correct, but never which ones. There are no green or yellow tiles to lean on — just numbers.
How a guess works
You guess a four-letter word with no repeated letters. The game tells you two things: how many letters are in the exact right spot, and how many are in the word but in the wrong spot. That's it. The rest is up to you.
Why it's harder than Wordle
In Wordle the colours tell you where each letter belongs. In Hardword you have to reconstruct that yourself by comparing guesses. A single number like "2 right" only becomes useful when you line it up against your other attempts.
- 8 tries instead of 6
- No per-letter colours — only counts
- No repeated letters allowed in a guess
The mindset
Treat each guess as an experiment that changes only one or two letters from the last one. The difference in the numbers tells you exactly what those letters did. That's the heart of deduction — and the reason Hardword rewards patience over vocabulary.
