alphaguess
Rate itFind the word of the day by asking only: before or after?
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alphaguess is a free daily word game in which each guess tells you only whether the day's word comes before or after it in the dictionary. You close in on the answer from both sides, in a Normal or a Hard puzzle, then compare your guesses with everyone's in the global stats.
About alphaguess
alphaguess hides one English word a day and gives you a single kind of clue. Type any word and the game files it above or below the answer: words that come before today's word stack up at the top, words that come after it sit below the guess box. The gap between the last word above and the first word below is where the answer lives. It is a binary search played with your vocabulary, and the skill is in choosing words that split the remaining range in half.
There are two dailies, each numbered. Normal began on July 25, 2023 and has run for more than a thousand days; Hard, added in May 2026, uses a harder word list for advanced players. When you finish, the game shows your guess count and time, global stats for the day with how many players you beat, and a result to share. Streaks and stats are kept, and an optional email link signs you in without a password.
The game is free with ads: a consent card and banner slots appear for free players, and a supporter plan of $4 a month or $40 a year removes them. It is made by idle minutes, a small studio that also publishes daily logic puzzles. It suits word lovers who like a quick logical puzzle more than a letter-by-letter one, and players of Guess My Word or Betweenle.
How to play alphaguess
- Open alphaguess and choose Normal or Hard at the top.
- Type any English word and press Guess.
- Read where it lands: above the box if today's word comes after it, below the box if today's word comes before it.
- Guess a word in the middle of the remaining range to halve it.
- Keep narrowing until you land on the word, then check the global stats and share your result.
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Tips
- Open with a word from the middle of the alphabet, such as one starting with m, to halve the field at once.
- Once the range shares its first letters, think about the third and fourth letters rather than whole words.
- Common words are more likely answers on Normal; save rarer ones for Hard.
Questions
Is alphaguess free?
Yes. It is free with ads; a supporter subscription of $4 a month or $40 a year removes the ads.
What time does alphaguess reset?
At midnight in your own time zone: the puzzle number follows your device's date.
What is the difference between Normal and Hard?
Each is its own daily word with its own number. Hard, added in May 2026, draws from a harder word list.
What clue does each guess give?
Only whether the day's word comes before or after your guess in alphabetical order.
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