How to play German Wordle
- Type a five-letter German word and press Enter. You have six guesses.
- A green tile means the letter is in the word and in the right place.
- A gold tile means the letter is in the word but in a different place.
- A grey tile means the letter is not in the word at all.
- Guesses must be real German words, including conjugated and declined forms. A row shakes if the word is not on the list.
- When the round ends you see the full word with its article and English meaning, so every puzzle teaches you a word you can use.
Ä, Ö, Ü and ß are their own letters
In this German Wordle the umlauts and the Eszett are separate letters, the same way German crosswords and Scrabble treat them. Käse (cheese) is a five-letter word: K, Ä, S, E. Writing it as KAESE does not work. The keyboard under the board has all four keys, so you can play on any device.
German speakers call this game Wordle Deutsch or Wordle auf Deutsch. This version is built for learners: the interface is in English, the words are German.
New to these letters? The German alphabet page lets you hear each one.
Learn the word, not just the puzzle
Most Wordle clones pull answers from a dictionary, so you end up guessing words you will never use. Here every answer comes from the Goethe A1, A2 and B1 word lists, the vocabulary that German exams and courses expect you to know. Nouns are revealed with their article (die Katze, der Apfel), verbs in the infinitive, adjectives in the base form, always with the English meaning.
The daily puzzle uses words from all three levels. In practice mode you choose: start with A1 if you are a beginner, and widen the pool as your vocabulary grows. You can read the whole answer pool on our list of 5-letter German words, sorted by level with meanings. The same words are available as flashcards and in the hangman-style word guessing game.
Unlimited German Wordle: practice mode
The daily puzzle is one word per day, the same for everyone, so you can compare results with friends. When you want more, switch to practice mode above the board. It has no daily limit: every round draws a new word from the level you choose, and you can play as many rounds as you like. Points count in both modes, and your daily streak is tracked separately from practice.
