Speed Word (PEMDAS)

Speed Word takes the Wordle formula and swaps the six-guess limit for a clock. Each day there is one new five-letter mystery word, the same for every player. You type a guess, and the tiles turn green for a right letter in the right spot, yellow for a letter that is in the word elsewhere and grey for one that is not.

You can guess as many times as you like. A short card with the rules comes first; the clock starts once you are past it, and a light bulb in the corner gives a hint if you are stuck. The timer keeps running until you solve it, and the faster you solve, the higher you rank on the day's global leaderboard; a Friends tab shows how you did against people you know. The site sums it up as Wordle, for time.

It is one of four timed daily games from PEMDAS Games, beside Speed Stars (a Queens-style grid), Word Slide and Math Slide, all free with no ads or subscriptions, in the browser and in the PEMDAS app. Puzzles reset at midnight, and the home screen lists the last few days beside today's, each with how many people have played it, so a missed day can still be played.

It suits Wordle players who already solve in three or four guesses and want a new thing to compare: speed. Careful players who like the six-try limit may prefer Wordle itself.