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Word Puzzle Games Like Wordle: Grids, Swaps and Ladders

If you like Wordle for the letters rather than the guessing, try word puzzles in other shapes. Waffle and Smartle have you swap letters into place, Squareword fills a 5x5 grid of words, Weaver and Raddle are word ladders, and Strands and Squaredle are word searches

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Compare at a glance

A quick comparison of 20 games from this list: what changes, daily puzzles, unlimited play and multiplayer

GameWhat is differentDailyUnlimitedMultiplayerPrice
Waffle Swap letters to fix six crossing words Yes Not listed Not listed Free, paid extras
Squareword A 5x5 grid of words, across and down Yes Not listed Not listed Free with ads
Smartle Swap letters into five words Yes Not listed Not listed Free with ads
Crosswordle Swap letters until every tile is green Yes Not listed Not listed Free with ads
Weaver A word ladder, one step at a time Yes Not listed Not listed Free with ads
Raddle A ladder of clues from word to word Not listed Not listed Not listed Free
Squaredle Swipe a grid to find every word Yes Not listed Not listed Free with ads
Strands Word search with a hidden theme Yes Not listed Not listed Free, paid extras
Spelling Bee Make words from 7 letters Yes Not listed Not listed Free, paid extras
Wordiply The longest word around a starter word Yes Not listed Not listed Free
Crossclimb A word ladder with trivia clues Not listed Not listed Not listed Free
18 Words Unscramble eighteen words against separate timers Yes Not listed Not listed Free
4 x 3 Four groups share the same central word Not listed Not listed Not listed Free
Anagardens Grow a word ladder one letter at a time Yes Not listed Not listed Free to try
Anagram Arena Unscramble words against the clock Yes Yes Yes Free
Anagramle Word guesses with letter values and score multipliers Yes Yes Not listed Free
Beat Me at Boggle Try to beat the creator's Boggle score Yes Yes Not listed Free
Beeswax Spell five spoken words without making a mistake Yes Yes Yes Free
Blockle Fit letter blocks into horizontal words Yes Not listed Not listed Free
Blossom Grow a word collection from seven letters Not listed Yes Not listed Free

A closer look

Most of these come out once a day, like Wordle. Crosswordle keeps Wordle's colors but uses them for swapping: green letters are fixed in place, yellow ones belong to the right word in another spot

Spelling Bee and Wordiply are about building words instead: as many as you can from 7 letters, or the longest word that contains a starter word

Questions people ask

Which word puzzle is like Wordle but with swapping?

Waffle: you rearrange letters in a waffle-shaped grid to fix six crossing words, starting with 15 swaps. Smartle and Crosswordle are swap puzzles too

What is a word ladder game?

A puzzle where you change one word into another one step at a time. Weaver has three fresh puzzles every day, Raddle builds its ladder from clues, and Crossclimb adds trivia clues

Which word puzzles have a daily puzzle?

Waffle, Squareword, Smartle, Crosswordle, Weaver, Squaredle, Strands, Spelling Bee and Wordiply all have a puzzle of the day

Top Picks

Eight games to try, from word puzzles to geography, trivia, tactical battles and empire strategy

Multi-Board Wordle: Two, Four, Eight Boards and MoreOne set of guesses, several hidden words: from two boards up to thirty-twoWordle Variants: Same Grid, New RulesThe grid you know with a twist: lying tiles, a runaway word, a game that cheatsSemantic Word Games: Guess the Word by MeaningMeaning beats spelling: get warmer word by wordMultiplayer Wordle: Play With Friends or Against RivalsShared-board duels, races, private rooms and battles for up to 99 playersNYT Games: Wordle, Connections and MoreWordle, Connections, Strands, Spelling Bee and the Times' game appsMath Games Like Wordle: Numbers and EquationsEquations, arithmetic cages, counting and number patternsDaily Logic Puzzles: Grids, Codes and DeductionUse clues to fill grids, crack codes, find rules and solve mysteriesGeography Games Like Wordle: Countries, Flags and MapsCountries, flags, maps, cities and routes across bordersHistory Games Like Wordle: Years, Events and TimelinesFind the year, date the photograph or put events in the right orderTrivia Games Like Wordle: Animals, Science and General KnowledgeAnimals, plants, science, literature, objects and general knowledgeSports Games Like Wordle: Players, Teams and CareersPlayers, teams, careers and statistics, with new ways to test what you followMovie and TV Games Like Wordle: Frames, Casts and CharactersFilms from frames and casts, TV episodes, anime and familiar charactersMusic Games Like Wordle: Songs, Artists and AlbumsSongs, sounds, album covers and the connections between artistsVideo Game Wordle Puzzles: Screenshots, Characters and ItemsGame screenshots, patch notes, Pokémon and clues from familiar virtual worldsColor and Shape Games: Daily Visual Puzzles and ArtMatch colors, remember images, fit shapes and recognize works of artPrice Guessing Games: Products, Homes and AuctionsProducts, houses, auction lots and the price differences across decadesDaily Puzzle Games Beyond WordleGroups, categories, nested clues and collections with a daily challengeWordle Unlimited: Games Like Wordle With No Daily LimitKeep playing after today's word: unlimited modes and practice roundsApps Like Wordle for iPhone and AndroidWordle-like games with an app for your phone