Lingo - Guess The Word, Daily!

Lingo turns the long-running television word show into a phone game. Each round hides a five-letter word, shows you its first letter, and gives you five guesses, with tiles marking letters in the right place and letters that are in the word but elsewhere.

It is made by Two Way Media, the British studio behind mobile versions of Catchphrase and Tipping Point, under licence for the Lingo format, and has been on the App Store since 2021.

The Daily Word is the part that changes once a day: a single new word to solve, with streak tracking and results you can share with friends. Outside the daily, you can play as many rounds as you like, earning points that move you up ability-matched leagues, filling bingo cards, upgrading letter tiles and building Hot Streak bonuses for runs of correct words.

Compared with Wordle, you get a head start from the first letter but one guess fewer. Besides English, the word lists can be switched to French, Italian or Turkish in the settings. The app is free and carries ads, with gem packs and a Lingo Club bought inside it.

It suits fans of the show and players who want a daily word to share plus the option to keep playing afterwards.