DSMdle

About DSMdle

DSMdle borrows Wordle's daily rhythm for a psychology case. The first clue is a short quote and a detail about a patient: on 3 October 2026, "I can't focus and I'm failing my classes," reports a 22-year-old man. You type a diagnosis from the DSM-5, the manual of mental disorders, and every miss uncovers the next clue, so the case gets clearer as your guesses run out.

There are two modes, Classic and Hard, and an archive of earlier cases. The site is available in English and Spanish and is free to play in the browser.

The cases are simplified teaching scenarios, and the site says plainly that they may contain inaccuracies and that it is not a clinical or diagnostic tool. It suits psychology students revising the DSM-5 and anyone who enjoys medical mysteries, alongside NEXO's daily diagnosis puzzle.

How to play DSMdle

1. Open today's case and read the first clue.
2. Type your guess at the DSM-5 diagnosis and submit it.
3. Each wrong guess reveals another clue about the patient.
4. Name the diagnosis within six guesses.
5. Try Hard mode or the archive for more cases.

Tips

• Note the age and the setting in the first clue; many diagnoses have typical onset ages.
• Think in categories first (mood, anxiety, attention, psychotic) before naming a specific disorder.
• Later clues often separate close neighbours, such as a mood disorder from an attention one, so a broad early guess is not wasted.
• Use the archive to practise on past cases.

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