Wordplete
Cross out the filler letters so every row and column of the grid leaves a hidden word.
Every day: Two numbered daily boards, a 5x5 and a 7x7, the same for everyone: cross out filler letters so each row and column leaves one hidden word. New puzzle: Once a day.
Wordplete is a daily word logic puzzle from crossword constructor Jeff Chen and the studio Hey, Good Game. Every row and column of a letter grid hides an English word, and a number beside each line says how many of its letters belong to it. You cross out the filler until only the words are left, with a 5x5 and a 7x7 board each day.
About Wordplete
Wordplete is the word-based sibling of Sumplete, the number puzzle from Hey, Good Game. Jeff Chen, a New York Times crossword constructor who edits the Mini and Midi Crossword sites, built the first prototype and chose the hidden words from a list of about 12,000. The daily puzzles began on 28 September 2026.
Each board is a square of letters with a number at the end of every row and under every column. The number tells you how many letters in that line are part of its hidden word; a letter can count for its row, its column or both. You tap a letter once to cross it out as filler, twice to circle it as a word letter, and a third time to clear it. When every filler letter is crossed out, the letters left in each line read as words and the puzzle is solved.
There is no guessing: every puzzle can be solved by counting and logic, and spotting the words just helps you confirm a line. Shortcuts let you tap a number to cross out or circle the rest of a line, Check flags wrong marks, and Hint explains the next logical step. Hints are counted on your shared result.
There are two dailies, the Daily 5x5 and the larger Daily 7x7, plus an Unlimited mode from 4x4 to 8x8. It suits fans of Sudoku, Nonograms and Sumplete as much as word players. It is free in the browser with ads; a free account adds streaks, stats, a leaderboard and the full archive.
How to play Wordplete
- Open wordplete.com for the Daily 5x5, or the Daily 7x7 page for the bigger board.
- Read the number beside each row and under each column: that many letters in the line belong to its word.
- Tap a letter once to cross it out as filler; tap again to circle it as a word letter.
- Use rows and columns together to decide every letter.
- Cross out all the filler letters; the letters left spell a word in every line.
Tips
- Start with the extremes: a line marked 0 is all filler, and a line whose number equals its length is all word letters.
- When a column already has its full count of circles, every other letter in it is filler.
- Read the circled letters in order; if they spell nothing, the count is right but the choice is wrong.
Questions
Is Wordplete like Wordle?
Not really. You see the whole grid from the start and deduce which letters belong to words, more like Sudoku or Sumplete than a guessing game.
Is it the same puzzle for everyone?
Yes. The numbered Daily 5x5 and Daily 7x7 boards are the same for all players each day.
Who made it?
Crossword constructor Jeff Chen built the prototype and chose the words, and the studio Hey, Good Game developed it.
Do I need an account?
No. The dailies and Unlimited are free in the browser; a free account saves streaks and stats and opens the full archive.
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