Word game
About this app
Guess those words
Tap letters on the keyboard to enter a guess. Use the Back key to backspace. When you have finished a guess, tap the Enter key.
Letters which are in the word but in the wrong place will turn yellow. If they are in the right place they will turn green. If they are not in the word they will turn grey. Keep trying until you have guessed the word. The display will scroll up if you run out of guesses.
Tap the Refresh button in the toolbar to clear the display and guess another word. Words are chosen at random from a list, and are checked that they haven't been used recently.
Use my WordleSolver, or Crossword app to cheat.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Bill Farmer.
What's New in v1.36
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Update SDK version
Version history
Mar 11, 2026 · 1.4 MB · Android API 22–35 · code 136
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Update SDK version
SHA-256 2b0d402c23280b886dceace51e713ed577e1ec544ca7c2cafd72ac648158a253
Feb 1, 2026 · 1.4 MB · Android API 22–31 · code 135
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Add Danish language, increase used word list size
SHA-256 6eb5362203e95f77d7033ace5fc54eb861671b8ca17d1e4b81faec59057aa451
Jan 26, 2026 · 1.4 MB · Android API 22–31 · code 134
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Add auto enter correct letters
SHA-256 b7202637a4b2422b348e9755c69146971622525a517adbeed785af00c4ae65b9
Will it run on your device?
78%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
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2b0d402c23280b886dceace51e713ed577e1ec544ca7c2cafd72ac648158a253
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