Rowdle
Swap letters until five scrambled rows spell five words.
Every day: One numbered board a day, the same for every player: five five-letter words with their letters scrambled across the rows, to be put back with as few swaps as you can. New puzzle: Midnight in your local time.
Rowdle gives you a five by five grid of jumbled letters each day. Swap any two tiles to rebuild the five hidden words, one per row, and try to finish in 15 moves or fewer.
About Rowdle
Rowdle is a browser word puzzle that started on 1 April 2026. Each day's board holds five five-letter words, but their letters have been shuffled across the grid. You win by swapping tiles until every row spells its word.
The colours work like Wordle's, turned sideways: green means the letter is in the right row and the right spot, yellow means it belongs in this row but somewhere else, and grey means it belongs in a different row. Columns do not matter, only rows. Solved rows lock in place.
There is no guessing and no limit on turns. The challenge is efficiency: the game counts your swaps and suggests aiming for 15 or fewer, and the share text gives your count. Past daily boards can be replayed from the puzzle list, and a practice mode deals unlimited random boards. Mini and Maxi versions on their own subdomains change the grid size, and there are Spanish and Polish editions.
How to play Rowdle
- Open today's board: five rows of five scrambled letters.
- Swipe from one tile to another, or tap two tiles, to swap them.
- Read the colours: green is placed, yellow belongs elsewhere in this row, grey belongs in another row.
- Keep swapping until every row is green, using as few swaps as you can.
- Share your swap count and come back the next day for a new board.
Tips
- Fix the greens you already have first, then sort grey tiles into the rows that need those letters.
- A swap that turns two tiles green at once is the best move available; look for pairs that each belong where the other sits.
- Solved rows lock, so finishing a row early narrows the board.
Questions
Is Rowdle the same puzzle for everyone?
Yes. The daily board is chosen by the date, so everyone playing in English that day gets the same five words.
When does a new Rowdle come out?
At midnight in your own time zone.
Can I play old puzzles?
Yes. The Puzzles list lets you replay earlier daily boards, and practice mode gives unlimited random ones.
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