Redactle
A whole Wikipedia article is blacked out; guess words to reveal it until you can name the title.
Redactle hides a Wikipedia article behind black bars, leaving only small words like the and of visible. Every word you guess is uncovered wherever it appears, and you win when you guess the article's title. Fewer guesses means a better score.
About Redactle
Redactle was first made by John Turner and released in April 2022, during the wave of daily games that followed Wordle. The original site later went quiet, and the game now lives at redactle.net, run by Ben Brady as a one-person side project. He credits Turner on the about page and has since added multiplayer, leagues, translations into several languages and many other modes.
A puzzle starts as a page of grey bars with the shape of a Wikipedia article: a title, a first paragraph, section headings. Numbers, units and a few common words are visible from the start. You type a word, and every place it appears in the article is filled in, along with closely related forms, so guessing run also shows running. Bit by bit the sentences become readable until you can name the subject. The game counts your guesses and your accuracy, meaning the share of guesses that found at least one word.
The daily article is the same for everyone and changes at midnight UTC. Beyond it there is Unlimited for playing past articles, Rush with ten articles and one guess each, Junior with friendlier subjects and three starter words, themed collections, and live multiplayer where friends race through the same page.
Redactle suits patient players who enjoy reading and deduction. A daily puzzle can take a few minutes or most of a lunch break, and learning how Wikipedia articles are built is half the skill.
How to play Redactle
- Open today's puzzle and look at the redacted title and first sentence.
- Type a word and press Enter; every occurrence of it is revealed.
- Start with broad words like born, city, species or film to find out what kind of article it is.
- Keep guessing words suggested by the revealed text and the section headings.
- When you think you know the subject, guess every word of the title to solve it.
Tips
- Read the first sentence closely; Wikipedia openings follow the pattern Subject is a description category.
- Dates in brackets after a short title almost always mean a person.
- Headings give the game away: Discography points to a musician, Demographics to a place.
- A word that lights up many times is close to the topic; follow it.
- Short guesses are cheap ways to test a hunch, since each hidden word keeps its length.
Questions
When does the daily Redactle change?
At midnight UTC. The puzzle is the same for every player.
Who made Redactle?
John Turner created the original in 2022. The current site, redactle.net, is run by Ben Brady.
How do I win?
Guess all the words in the article's title. Your score is the number of guesses you needed.
Can I play more than one a day?
Yes. Unlimited mode lets you play older articles, and there are Rush, Junior, collections and multiplayer modes.
Is Redactle free?
Yes. The site shows ads, and supporters can remove them with a donation.
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