Word Player
Reading The Colors
Settings ⚙ Menu
The Settings ⚙ Menu at the top-right corner of the screen offers these options:- Maximum Number of Guesses
- Number of Boards
- Target Word Difficulty
- Guess Rules
Maximum Number of Guesses
The number of guesses can be set from 4 to 10. The default setting reflects the added complexity of tracking multiple hidden words:- 5 guesses for 1 board
- 6 guesses for 2 boards
- 9 guesses for 4 boards
Number of Boards
- 1 Board — Classic: One hidden target word, one guess pool. A focused, precise challenge. Default is 5 guesses.
- 2 Boards — Double: Two different hidden target words, one shared guess pool. Every guess is submitted to both boards simultaneously. Both words must be solved within the guess limit to win. Default is 6 guesses.
- 4 Boards — Quad: Four different hidden target words, one shared guess pool. All four must be solved to win. Default is 9 guesses. Managing four independent sets of constraints with a single sequence of guesses requires a different kind of thinking entirely.
Target Word Difficulty
Target Word Difficulty sets how common — and, at the top step, how hard to guess — the hidden word is likely to be, in four steps. Every answer is drawn from the same curated word list — the setting only changes the word's commonness and trickiness, never whether it's a legitimate answer.- Everyday — the most common, everyday words; recognized immediately by most players.
- Common — familiar, moderately common words.
- Uncommon — less common words that call for a broader vocabulary.
- Tricky — the hardest answers to guess; often less common and rarely seen in daily puzzles, or buried in a crowd of near-identical words, but still real, fair words.
Guess Rules
Guess Rules control how guesses are evaluated. The default is Easy.| Mode | Green position | Yellow present | Yellow position forbidden | Gray forbidden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy (0) (default) | No | No | No | No |
| Hard (1) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Strict (2) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Strictest (3) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Strictest also caps each letter's count at the number the answer is known to contain (not shown as a column).
- Easy: No rules enforced. Any valid word is accepted at any time. This allows probing guesses — words chosen to test new letters rather than to solve the board.
- Hard: Green letters must stay in position. Yellow letters must be used again somewhere in the next word. A rejected guess does not count against your total.
- Strict: Everything in Hard, plus a gray (absent) letter can't be used again.
- Strictest: Everything in Strict, plus a yellow letter can't return to the position it was yellow before, and no letter may appear more times than the answer contains. This is the strictest mode — the same rules the AI plays by.
Multi-board note
The more boards you play at a time, the more constraints stack up — every active board's suggestions apply to your next guess at the same time. On four boards in Strict or Strictest this can reduce your valid options to almost nothing — which is precisely the point.How To Play
In the Settings ⚙ Menu, select your board mode, guess count, Target Word Difficulty, and Guess Rules. Then type any valid five-letter word and press "Enter". The tiles on every active board flip simultaneously to show the color result for that board's hidden word. Use the feedback to choose your next guess, repeating until all active boards are solved or the guess limit is reached.TurnWord™ AI Suggestions
TurnWord Word Player includes an AI Suggestion system that analyzes your current board state and generates ranked suggestions for the hidden word you are working on. Tap AI Suggestions 💡 to see the top-ranked suggestion — then tap again to see the next. Suggestions are ranked best-first, up to 5 per guess. Each suggestion is displayed for you to read and select before moving on. They are our best AI suggestions: use them or not! Every suggestion includes a DefinitionOccasionally a suggestion is a Probe — a word that can't be the answer. When the words still in play look alike, differing in only a letter or two (BOUND, FOUND, HOUND, etc, or BRING, CLING, WRING, etc), trying them one at a time can run out your board, so the AI may suggest a Probe or two, each testing several of those letters at once. Play one and its row is marked Probe. Suggestions always obey your current Guess Rules, so a Probe is only ever offered when that word would be a legal guess for you — under the stricter rules they are offered less often.
Undo
Undo ↩ is one of the most distinctive features of TurnWord Word Player, and reflects the TurnWord emphasis on learning alongside playing. At any point in a game you can undo your most recent guess and try a different word. You can undo multiple times, stepping back through your guess history all the way to the beginning if you want to start fresh. This is not just a safety net — it is an invitation to experiment.Target Word
If play ends on a board without a win, tap ❌ to reveal the Target Word (and its definition).New Game 
New Game Definition 
Every suggestion includes a Definition Keyboard and Input
You type letters in your guess using a physical keyboard or the on-screen keyboard displayed below the boards. "Enter" submits a guess. Backspace removes the last letter entered.Warnings
You'll see a warning message if:- Your guess isn't a recognized word
- A rule violation in Hard, Strict, or Strictest mode
Tips and Strategy
- Open with a word that covers a broad spread of common letters. Our top-ranked starters: PLATE (best overall), STARE (fewest guesses on average), STALE (strong across the board), SLATE (widely used, highly reliable), CLASP (most consistent).
- A yellow tile carries two pieces of information: the letter is present in the hidden word, and it is not in the position you placed it. Use both facts when choosing your next guess.
- In Easy Mode, explore early and commit late. Use the first few guesses to test letter coverage broadly before trying to solve.
- In Hard Mode and above, look for guesses that satisfy constraints and learn at the same time.
- Use Undo ↩ to compare paths. Try a guess, observe what it reveals, undo it, and try a different word.
- In multi-board modes, focus on the board with the least information. A board with four greens can wait another guess. A completely open board cannot.
- Read eliminations across all boards. A letter gray on every board is gone from all hidden words. A letter gray on one board but yellow on another is still live.
- Watch the on-screen keyboard. It reflects the combined best-known status of every letter across all active boards.
- Use AI suggestions strategically, not as a rescue. Try to solve with the vaguest suggestion possible. The practice is the point.
Sound Familiar?
TurnWord Word Solver runs alongside your game and suggests your next best move — another powerful way to turn words into wins.
Common Questions
Can I use Word Player to practice for Wordle?
Yes. Same colors, same idea, unlimited games. For real answers, the Wordle Archive replays every past Wordle and lets you try your own start word against it.
How many guesses do I get in Word Player?
On one board, 5 guesses at Everyday difficulty and 6 at Common, Uncommon and Tricky. Two boards give 6 guesses and four boards 9. You can set any limit from 4 to 10 in Settings.
Can I play more than one board at a time?
Yes. Choose 1, 2 or 4 boards in Settings. Each board hides its own target word and every guess you type is played on all of them. Two and four boards need a tablet or desktop screen.
What do the difficulty levels mean?
Everyday, Common, Uncommon and Tricky set how common the target word is. All answers come from the same curated word list; Tricky adds rare words and words that hide in a crowd of near-identical words.
What are AI Suggestions?
Ranked next-guess picks from the TurnWord AI, up to five each turn, each with a definition. Occasionally one is a probe: a word that cannot be the answer but tests several letters at once.
What happens when I run out of guesses?
The board is marked lost. Tap it to reveal the target word and its definition, then tap New Game for a fresh puzzle.
Can I take back a guess?
Yes. Undo removes your most recent guess, and you can step back as far as the first one.
Is Word Player free and unlimited?
Yes. Play as many games as you like, with no signup.
