Football Wordle

Football Wordle is a Wordle where every guess and every answer is a footballer's surname. The grid shows how long today's name is, and the length changes from day to day. You type the surname of a player from one of Europe's top five leagues and press enter. A green tile is a letter in the right place, an orange tile is a letter in the name but in another place, and a dark tile is a letter the name does not have. You get six guesses.

The guess list is the game's own list of players, so a made-up word or a misspelt name is turned away with "Player not found". That means you cannot test letters with any word you like. Your football knowledge has to supply surnames of the right length, and the colours do the rest. Today's answer comes from a list of about 1,800 names that runs from stars to squad players at smaller clubs. If you are stuck after three guesses, a "Want a clue?" button shows one letter, and "Give up?" ends the day.

The menu holds three club boards as well: Man Utd, Man City and Liverpool, each with its own daily surname from that club's past and present players. Their lists are much shorter, between about 100 and 190 names, so their answers come round again within months. A calendar button above the grid opens earlier days. A timer runs while you play, and a stats panel keeps your success rate, streak and guess spread.

The site is free and needs no account. It carries ads from several networks and points to the maker's other game, Guess Who Football, which has phone apps. It suits football fans who already play Wordle and want a short daily puzzle that tests how many surnames they know.