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Five

Guess the 5-letter word in 6 tries

  • ~2 min
  • 6 guesses
  • Word

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How to play Five

  1. 1Guess the word in 6 tries
  2. 2Each guess must be a valid 5-letter word
  3. 3The color of the tiles will change to show how close your guess was
  4. 4Green means the letter is correct
  5. 5Yellow means the letter is in the word but wrong spot
  6. 6Gray means the letter is not in the word

Tips and strategy for Five

  • Try an opening guess with no repeated letters so each tile teaches you something new.
  • Treat a gray letter as spent and save the remaining guesses for untested letters.
  • Move a yellow letter to a different slot before adding new letters to the row.

Questions about Five

How does a round of Five end?

You have six guesses. The round closes when the word is solved or the last guess is used, and finished attempts are verified on the server.

Is the daily Five word the same for every player?

Yes. Everyone plays the same word on the same day, and the set flips at midnight Hong Kong time.

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