Wordle Analyzer
Analyze your finished Wordle game, score every guess, and find better moves.
Enter each guess from your finished game in order. Focus a tile to edit it. Use the color buttons to match the feedback you saw, then analyze your game to open the full report.
What Is a Wordle Analyzer?
A Wordle analyzer is a specialized Wordle analysis tool for reviewing a finished Wordle game and measuring the quality of every decision you made on the board.
Tile feedback Turns colors into constraints
Green, yellow, and gray tiles tell the analyzer which letters are fixed, misplaced, or absent. It uses that feedback to reconstruct what was known after each guess.
Decision review Scores the path you already played
Instead of suggesting only the next move, the analyzer reviews every completed turn, measures guess efficiency, checks hard mode compliance, and compares stronger alternatives.
Privacy Runs inside your browser
Your guesses, tile patterns, and game data stay on your device. This Wordle Analyzer is mainly built for reviewing completed games. You can also enter an in-progress board to check remaining candidates.
| Tool type | Best for | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Analyzer | Reviewing a finished Wordle game | Efficiency, alternatives, and strategy report |
| Solver | Finding a live next guess | Recommended words and remaining candidates |
| Manual notes | Remembering clues while playing | Known letters without scoring or comparison |
How This Wordle Analyzer Works
A step-by-step look at how the analyzer processes your Wordle game from first guess to final report.
Step 1 Replay the exact board
The analysis begins when you enter each word and tile color exactly as they appeared in your original puzzle.
Step 2 Filter possible answers
From more than 2,300 valid answers, every clue removes words that no longer match the known green, yellow, and gray constraints.
Step 3 Grade against the best move
The engine compares your word with the strongest available option at that turn and converts the gap into an efficiency score.
| Stage | Analyzer action | Player insight |
|---|---|---|
| Input | Reads words and feedback colors | Recreates the game state |
| Filter | Removes invalid candidate answers | Shows how much each guess learned |
| Compare | Checks stronger legal alternatives | Reveals missed high-value moves |
| Report | Summarizes efficiency and strategy | Turns the game into repeatable lessons |
Wordle Guess Analysis
Understand how each individual guess contributes to solving the puzzle.
Letter coverage Position value Repeat waste Candidate reduction
Coverage Tests useful new letters
Openers like CRANE or SLATE score well because they test five distinct common letters. Reusing known gray letters lowers the information value of the turn.
Position Rewards likely letter slots
Letters matter more when they appear in positions where they are statistically likely to land. Strong placement has a better chance of producing green tiles.
Reduction Measures the real work done
The most important metric is candidate reduction: how many possible answers your guess removed compared with the best move available at that exact point.
| Dimension | Strong signal | Weak signal |
|---|---|---|
| Letter coverage | Five useful, untested letters | Repeated gray letters |
| Position value | Common letters in likely slots | Letters placed in low-value positions |
| Candidate reduction | Large drop in possible answers | Small change in the remaining pool |
Wordle Hard Mode Analysis
Review whether your game followed hard mode rules and how hard mode changes optimal strategy.
Green rule Confirmed letters stay locked
Every green letter must remain in its confirmed position for all future guesses. A green R in position 2 means every later guess must keep R in position 2.
Yellow rule Known letters must return
Every yellow letter must be reused in later guesses, but it needs to move away from the position where it received the yellow tile.
Compliance Scores only legal alternatives
The analyzer flags violations and compares your hard mode performance with the strongest moves that were actually legal under the constraints.
| Mode | What changes | Analyzer check |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | You can make exploratory guesses that ignore known letters. | Compares against the wider move set. |
| Hard | Greens stay fixed and yellows must be reused. | Compares only with legal hard mode moves. |
Wordle Probability Analysis
See how probability calculations drive smarter Wordle guesses.
Answer count Tracks the remaining pool
A strong opening guess might leave around 60 to 120 candidates. A weaker opener can leave 300 or more, which means later guesses must do more repair work.
Frequency Weights common letters in context
Once the candidate pool changes, the best letters can change too. The analyzer looks at letter frequency among the words still possible, not only the full dictionary.
Expected value Compares outcomes before they happen
Expected answer reduction estimates how much each possible guess would narrow the field across all tile patterns, then compares that benchmark with your actual move.
| Turn | Candidate pool | What the score means |
|---|---|---|
| Before guess 1 | 2,309 answers | Opening word should maximize broad information. |
| After a strong opener | 60 to 120 answers | The next move can target the shape of the pool. |
| Late game | 2 to 5 answers | Direct solving often beats broad exploration. |
Wordle Strategy Analysis
Discover whether you played safely, aggressively, efficiently, or wasted key guesses.
Safe play Maximizes information first
Safe play chooses words that learn as much as possible, even when the guess is unlikely to be the final answer. This is often strongest early.
Aggressive play Pushes toward the answer
Aggressive play guesses a word that could be correct, even if it tests fewer new letters. It can win quickly, but the penalty is high when the guess misses.
Wasted moves Finds habits worth fixing
The analyzer highlights repeated gray letters, ignored yellow positions, and low-information guesses so you can see which habits cost the most.
Endgame Switches from learning to solving
When only a few answers remain, the best strategy may shift from broad information gathering to picking the word most likely to finish the puzzle.
| Pattern | When it helps | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Early turns with many candidates left | May delay a direct solve |
| Aggressive | When the answer is likely | Can waste a turn if wrong |
| Endgame | When only a few answers remain | Needs careful candidate comparison |
Wordle Performance Metrics
The key measurements the analyzer uses to evaluate your Wordle game.
| Metric | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Guess Efficiency | How well each guess reduced the pool of remaining possible answers compared to the mathematically optimal guess at that point in the game. |
| Strategy Score | An overall rating of how strong your game plan was, combining information gain, risk management, and consistency across all guesses. |
| Hard Mode Review | Whether every guess correctly reused confirmed green letters and known yellow letters, as required by Wordle hard mode rules. |
| Letter Coverage | How many unique, useful letters you tested across your guesses, and whether you wasted slots by repeating letters already marked gray. |
| Alternative Guesses | Better words that were available at each turn and would have eliminated more candidates or provided more strategic value than the word you chose. |
How to Analyze a Finished Wordle Game
This page is built for reviewing a finished Wordle game, not finding a live next guess. Rebuild the path you actually played, then let the engine grade each decision in context.
1. Rebuild the board
Each row recreates the clues you saw in the real puzzle, including duplicate-letter edge cases and the final solved answer.
2. Grade every move
The engine measures guess quality, candidate reduction, hard-mode legality, and whether stronger alternatives were available at that moment.
3. Open the report
After you click Analyze Game, the site opens a dedicated strategy report with better alternatives, luck-vs-skill commentary, and a shareable review link.
How To Improve Your Wordle Score
Practical tips based on patterns the analyzer reveals across thousands of Wordle games.
Use strong opening words
Start with words that test five distinct, high-frequency letters. Openers like CRANE, SLATE, or TRACE cover vowels and common consonants, maximizing the information you gain on your first guess.
Avoid repeating gray letters
Once a letter is marked gray, you know it is not in the answer. Using it again in a later guess wastes a letter slot and reduces the information value of that guess. Focus on testing new, untried letters instead.
Use yellow letters in new positions
Yellow letters confirm a letter is in the answer but not in the position you tried. Move yellow letters to a different position in your next guess to either confirm the correct spot or rule out another position.
Keep green letters fixed
Green letters are confirmed correct. Lock them in place for every subsequent guess. In hard mode this is mandatory, but it is strong strategy in normal mode too since it narrows candidates fastest.
Compare guesses before choosing
Before committing to a word, consider how many possible answers it would eliminate. The analyzer shows this comparison after the fact, but you can build this habit by mentally evaluating two or three candidate words before typing.
Review completed games
To analyze Wordle game decisions clearly, review the board after you finish it. Use this Wordle Analyzer to see where you lost efficiency, spot missed alternative guesses, and track your strategy improvements over time.
Why Use This Wordle Analyzer?
Wordle Analyzer is designed to explain your finished Wordle game in plain language, not just output numbers. Here is how it helps real Wordle players get better.
Understand your mistakes
See exactly where your guesses lost efficiency and which alternative words would have cut the remaining possible answers more aggressively.
Improve future guesses
Learning from probability analysis helps you build intuition about which letters and positions matter most, making your next Wordle game stronger.
Learn stronger strategy
The strategy analysis shows whether you played safely, aggressively, or somewhere in between, and which approach was optimal for the board state.
Review hard mode decisions
Check whether your guesses followed hard mode rules and whether the hard mode constraints changed the optimal move at any point.
Compare possible alternatives
At every turn, the analyzer shows the best available guess and explains why it would have eliminated more candidates than your choice.
Improve consistency over time
By reviewing your games regularly, you develop pattern recognition for strong opening words, efficient follow-up guesses, and decisive endgame moves.
More Wordle Tools and Guides
This Wordle Analyzer is mainly built for reviewing completed games. You can also enter an in-progress board to check remaining candidates. For live solving, openers, or strategy, use the dedicated page for that job.
Finished today’s Wordle? Enter your guesses above to see your guess efficiency, missed better moves, hard mode mistakes, and strategy score.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most common questions about reviewing a Wordle game with the Wordle Analyzer. Read the full FAQ
What is a Wordle Analyzer?
A Wordle Analyzer is a tool that reviews your Wordle game by studying each guess, reading the green, yellow, and gray tile feedback, counting remaining possible answers, and scoring how efficiently you played. It helps you understand what went well and where you could have made stronger moves.
How does this Wordle Analyzer work?
Enter each guess from your Wordle game in order. The analyzer reads the tile results, filters the remaining possible answers after each guess, scores your guess efficiency, reviews your strategy, and shows alternative guesses that would have performed better.
Can I analyze a completed Wordle game?
Yes. The analyzer is built for post-game review. Replay every guess from your finished Wordle game, ending with the correct answer, then click Analyze Game to open a detailed strategy report showing efficiency scores, alternative moves, and a full game breakdown.
Can I use it for a game in progress?
Yes. This Wordle Analyzer is mainly built for reviewing completed games. You can also enter an in-progress board to check remaining candidates before choosing your next move.
What do green, yellow, and gray tiles mean?
Green tiles mean the letter is correct and in the right position. Yellow tiles mean the letter is in the answer but placed in the wrong position. Gray tiles mean the letter is not in the answer at all. The analyzer uses this tile feedback to filter words and score each guess.
What is hard mode in Wordle?
Hard mode is a Wordle setting where green letters must stay fixed in their confirmed position and yellow letters must be reused in every subsequent guess. The analyzer can check whether your game followed hard mode rules and review your hard mode strategy.
How does Wordle probability analysis work?
Probability analysis compares guesses based on the number of remaining possible answers, letter frequency among those remaining words, and how much each guess is expected to reduce the candidate list. Guesses that eliminate more possibilities and test more common letters score higher.
What is guess efficiency?
Guess efficiency measures how well your guess reduced the pool of remaining possible answers compared to the best available guess at that turn. An efficiency score of 95% means your guess eliminated 95% as many candidates as the optimal word would have.
Can this analyzer show better guesses?
Yes. The strategy report highlights alternative guesses that were available at each turn. It shows what the optimal guess would have been, how many more candidates it would have eliminated, and why it was a stronger choice for the board state at that moment.
Is this Wordle Analyzer free?
Yes, completely free. No account needed, no login required, and no data leaves your browser. The entire Wordle analysis runs locally on your device using client-side JavaScript.
Looking for the official Wordle game?
You can play the official daily Wordle on The New York Times. This site is built for post-game Wordle analysis, with an option to check remaining candidates from an in-progress board.