Morsle (Decipher)

About Morsle (Decipher)

Morsle takes the familiar Wordle rules and adds a layer of code. The hidden word has five letters and you get six guesses, each of which must be a valid English word. The difference is input: instead of a keyboard of letters, you have a dot key, a dash key, backspace and Enter. You tap out each letter in Morse (dot dash for A, dash dot dot dot for B, and so on) and press Enter to turn it into a letter.

After each guess the tiles colour in the usual way: green for the right letter in the right place, yellow for a letter in the word but in the wrong place, grey for a letter not in the word. A Morse chart sits beside the board, and confident players can hide it for an extra challenge. The page shows today's average number of guesses, and logged-in players keep a streak.

The day's word is picked from a word list using the local date, so everyone playing on the same date gets the same word. Morsle is part of DECIPHER (decipher.wiki), a site of cipher tools, puzzles and lessons for codebreakers. It suits Wordle players who want a twist and anyone learning Morse code.

How to play Morsle (Decipher)

1. Open today's Morsle; a Morse chart is shown beside the grid.
2. Type each letter of your guess in Morse using the . and - keys or buttons, pressing Enter after each letter.
3. Submit a valid five-letter word and read the colours: green right place, yellow wrong place, grey not in the word.
4. Find the word within six guesses, then copy your result to share.

Tips

• Start with common letters that are short in Morse, such as E (.) and T (-), to save effort.
• Keep the chart visible until the codes for vowels and common consonants come naturally.
• Hide the Morse translation once you know the alphabet, for a harder game.
• Use the same Wordle strategy as usual: test new letters early, then narrow down.

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