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Trivia Games Like Wordle: Movies, Music, Sports and More
Trivia games like Wordle give you a few tries and a hint after each miss, but the answer is a film, a song, a player or an artist. Framed shows still frames from a movie, Bandle builds a song from the drums up, Poeltl hides an NBA player and Artle an artist
Games 1 to 8
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Framed
Guess the film from up to six still frames, with a new frame after each miss and modes such as One Frame and Poster
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CineNerdle
Daily film puzzles on grids, plus head-to-head battles where you link films, with an archive of 2000+ puzzles
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Actorle
Guess the mystery actor from their filmography, where titles are hidden and genres, years and IMDb ratings are the clues
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Bandle
Guess the song from the drums alone, then bass, guitar, piano and the rest join in as the song builds
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Poeltl
Guess the mystery NBA player in eight guesses from color-coded traits, with new players every day
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Artle
Guess the artist in four tries by looking at up to four artworks, a daily game from the National Gallery of Art
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Squirdle
A Pokémon Wordle-like: 9 guesses, with feedback on type, generation and other traits
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Chessle
Wordle for chess openings: guess the whole opening sequence for White and Black in six guesses
Compare at a glance
A quick comparison of 8 games from this list: what changes, daily puzzles, unlimited play and multiplayer
| Game | What is different | Daily | Unlimited | Multiplayer | Price |
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| Framed | Name the film from six frames | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Free with ads |
| CineNerdle | Film grids and head-to-head battles | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Free, paid extras |
| Actorle | Name the actor from a filmography | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Free with ads |
| Bandle | Name the song, one instrument at a time | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Free with ads |
| Poeltl | Name the NBA player from color-coded traits | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Free with ads |
| Artle | Name the artist from four works | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Free |
| Squirdle | Name the Pokémon from its traits | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Free with ads |
| Chessle | Guess a chess opening, move by move | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Free |
A closer look
Fans of one hobby have their own versions too: Squirdle for Pokémon, with feedback on type and generation, and Chessle for chess openings, where you guess the whole sequence for both sides. Actorle and CineNerdle are for film buffs who want more than a single frame
Questions people ask
What is the movie version of Wordle?
Framed: you guess the film from up to six still frames, with a new frame after each miss. Actorle and CineNerdle are film puzzles too
Is there a music game like Wordle?
Bandle: you guess the song starting from the drums alone, then bass, guitar, piano and the rest join in. It has a daily challenge and a multiplayer mode
Is there a sports Wordle?
Poeltl: you guess the mystery NBA player in eight guesses from color-coded traits, with new players every day at midnight Eastern time
Top Picks
Four games to try if you want Wordle with a twist
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Worduel Top Pick
A Wordle duel: you and a rival take turns on one shared board, 45 seconds a move, in ranked games or a friend room
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WorDungeon Top Pick
Wordle as a solo dungeon crawl: every floor is a boss with a hidden English word and its own twist, 200 bosses deep
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Transwordle Top Pick
Wordle where the word runs away: after every miss the hidden word is swapped for a new one and your earlier rows are recolored
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Wordle Blast Top Pick
Wordle in a Tetris-style stack: clue blocks open from the bottom up, and the sooner you guess, the more blocks blow up into points