Wortsuche (Tages-Anzeiger)

About Wortsuche (Tages-Anzeiger)

Despite its name, which means word search, Wortsuche is a Wordle-style game: the app describes it as finding the daily word in six tries. Every reader gets the same five-letter German word each day.

You type a German word, and each letter turns green if it is in the right place, yellow if it is in the word but elsewhere, and grey if it is not there. Six tries are allowed, and the result can be shared.

The Tages-Anzeiger, the Zurich daily newspaper, gathers its puzzles under TA Spiele, in the browser and in its app, with daily games such as Mosaik, Wortsuche, Pinpoint, Flow and Bimaru alongside the classic sudoku and crossword. Each game keeps an archive of earlier days.

It suits German speakers who want a Swiss newspaper's take on Wordle.

How to play Wortsuche (Tages-Anzeiger)

1. Type a five-letter German word.
2. Read the colours on each letter.
3. Use the clues to choose your next guess.
4. Find the word within six tries.

Tips

• Start with common German letters like E, N, R, S and T.
• Umlauts may matter; try them once vowels are placed.
• Use the archive to practise.

Questions