Pentaword

Guess the hidden five-letter word before six tries run out — every tile slip tells you exactly how close you are.

Pentaword takes the formula you already know from Wordle and trims it down to its core: five letters, six guesses, no fluff. I lost my first round to 'crimp' — the grid lit up yellow on C and R, but I burned two more tries convinced it started with 'cr'. That's the game's whole trick. It looks simple, but each color change forces you to re-think every assumption. What makes it work is the feedback loop. Green locks a letter in place, yellow says 'present but wandering', gray kills a letter for good. You'll catch yourself mentally juggling possible words, crossing out dead letters, and suddenly the answer snaps into focus. The keyboard below the board also colors, so you never have to re-scan your old guesses. That's a small quality-of-life thing, but it keeps your brain on the puzzle instead of on bookkeeping. It's not easy, though. Six tries sounds generous until you've got two greens and a yellow and forty possible double-letter or vowel combos left. Some rounds feel cruel, some feel lucky, but that tension is exactly why I kept opening it back up. If you like word puzzles that respect your time, this one's worth a few minutes — or an hour if you're stubborn.

Your goal is to guess the hidden 5-letter word in 6 tries or less. After each guess, the tiles will change color to show how close your guess was: Green – Correct letter in the correct spot Yellow – Correct letter in the wrong spot Gray &n

Start with a vowel-heavy word like ADIEU or AUDIO to map the vowel landscape fast. Don't ignore grays — they eliminate letters permanently, so stop reusing them. If you get a yellow, move that letter to a new spot next guess, don't just swap it for another. Watch the on-screen keyboard: it tracks which letters are dead, which are misplaced, and which are locked. Double letters are sneaky. If you think a word has a repeated letter, test it early because the colors won't reveal duplicates directly. Save your last three guesses for narrowing down patterns, not for wild stabs.

Q: Is Pentaword free to play? A: Yes, it's completely free. No paid upgrades or hidden fees. Q: Can I play Pentaword on my phone? A: Absolutely. It works in any mobile browser with the same touch controls as desktop. Q: Do I need to download anything to play? A: No downloads. Just open the game in your browser and start guessing. Q: How many guesses do I get per word? A: Six tries per hidden word. After that the answer is revealed. Q: What does a yellow tile mean? A: The letter is in the word but in a different position. Move it somewhere else. Q: Is Pentaword the same as Wordle? A: It's similar in concept but has its own word list and style. You'll pick it up instantly.