About wrdlcheat

wrdlcheat is a Wordle helper. You pick how many turns you want to solve in, and it hands you a starting word that gives you exactly enough information to deduce today’s answer in that many guesses. You still solve the puzzle. The site just hands you the right opening move.

Why I built it

I wanted a Wordle helper that respected the player. Most Wordle “answer” sites just blurt out the solution, which kills the part of the game that’s actually fun — the figuring out. The other extreme is sites that bury hints behind ten paragraphs of SEO filler before you can find anything useful.

wrdlcheat splits the difference. The hint is a real word with real Wordle tile colors, and you decide how much help you want. Two turns means you’re confident and want a strong opener. Six turns means you want a nudge and plenty of room to work it out yourself. Either way, the puzzle stays a puzzle.

It’s the first of a small handful of utility sites I’m building. Each one solves a specific daily-life problem, runs ad-supported, and tries to be useful enough that people come back without being prompted.

How it pays for itself

The site is free and stays free. It’s ad-supported, which means a few ads will appear once Google AdSense approves the site. No accounts, no paywalls, no email signups. If ads ever stop being enough to cover the hosting cost, I’ll figure something out then; for now, that’s the deal.

What this site is not

wrdlcheat is not affiliated with The New York Times. NYT owns Wordle, and they do a great job of it. wrdlcheat exists alongside Wordle, not against it. The daily Wordle answer comes from NYT’s own public Wordle data, fetched once per day. If you’re here, you’re already a Wordle player — go play the actual game on NYT’s site, then come back if you get stuck.

Contact

Questions, bug reports, suggestions: see the Contact page. I read everything but reply slowly.