Adoptle

Adoptle works like Wordle, but each day's answer is the name of a real animal listed for adoption. Everyone gets the same pet on the same day, and the puzzles are numbered (number 1648 was the puzzle for 2 October 2026). The old adoptle.com address now leads to the game's page on Try Hard Guides.

You have six attempts. The board is as long as the pet's name, and every guess must be a valid word, with first names accepted; a guess may also be shorter than the answer. After each guess, a teal tile marks a letter in the right spot, a gold tile a letter that is in the name but elsewhere, and a grey tile a letter that is not in the name.

A small photo of the day's pet, under the question Who am I?, sits beside the board while you play, and a magnifier opens it larger. When the round is over, the game reveals the rest: its species and breed, age, sex and size, the city and state where it is waiting, and a link to its listing on Petfinder. A stats panel tracks your results, and there is a dark mode.

Names are harder to guess than dictionary words, since letter patterns are less predictable, which makes Adoptle a slightly different challenge from the usual five-letter puzzle. It suits animal lovers and anyone who wants a short daily word game with a small good cause attached. The page carries ads.