Wordle! from Lion Studios Plus brings the viral six-guess word game to your phone with an unlimited Classic mode, a timed Word Fever, and a friend-vs-friend Together mode, all free to play. It holds a 4.4 on Google Play with over 10 million installs, and the iPhone build sits at 4.6 from 840,708 App Store ratings. The wordplay is a genuine brain workout, but constant ads and pushy monetization mean you play between interruptions.
At a glance
- Developer
- Lion Studios Plus
- Platforms
- Android, iOS
- Players
- Multiplayer
- Language
- English
- Cost
- free
- Offline
- No
- Daily puzzle
- Yes
- Best for
- Casual
What we liked
- Addictive six-guess wordplay that stays true to the viral original
- Several modes, from unlimited Classic to timed Word Fever and friend battles
- A real brain and vocabulary workout players come back to daily
- Free on Android and iPhone with a strong App Store rating
What we didn't
- Constant, long, and hard-to-skip ads interrupt nearly every session
- Aggressive monetization, from a pricey ad-free tier to coin-gated content
- Glitches, co-op invite failures, and unresponsive support for some players
What is Wordle!?
Wordle! is a free word puzzle from Lion Studios Plus, the studio behind Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, and Love Balls. It takes the viral six-guess word game and gives it a home on your phone, sitting at a 4.4 rating on Google Play with over 10 million installs.
You guess a hidden word in up to six tries. Tiles turn yellow for a correct letter in the wrong spot and green for one in the right place. Beyond the daily puzzle you get an unlimited Classic mode, a timed Word Fever, and a Secret Word mode that pairs a clue with three lives.
How to win?
Uncover the hidden word within your six guesses. Each attempt feeds back color hints, so every guess becomes data that shrinks the letter pool. Read the hints, pick smarter words, and you solve before you run out.
- Open with a strong starting word that covers common vowels and consonants.
- Treat each guess as information; green tiles lock in, yellow tiles relocate.
- In Word Fever mode race the timer, because every correct word resets it.
Rules
Rules hew close to the classic word puzzle with a few mode twists. Color feedback drives every decision, and each mode sets its own limits.
- Six guesses solve the word of the day in Daily Puzzle mode.
- Yellow means the letter is in the word but misplaced; green means it sits correctly.
- Secret Word mode allows three chances per word, and three misses force a restart.
- Word Fever mode runs a timer that resets each time you spell the target word.
- Dart, Hint, and Skip boosters remove letters, reveal a correct letter, or skip a level.
Scoring Pattern
The daily game has no points for speed. Your result is judged by how few guesses you need to land the word, and that is the score you share with friends.
- Fewer guesses mean a sharper result to post and compare.
- Daily Puzzle mode tracks a streak that rewards consistent play.
- Together mode awards points for solving a friend's word in the fewest tries.
- Coins and boosters come from play and ads, or from in-app purchases.
What Players Say
Reviews split into two clear camps. About three in ten post four or five stars and stay loyal about the core puzzle, calling it addictive and a genuine brain and vocabulary workout, with a few singling out the dark mode. A quieter positive thread praises how it keeps players engaged for hours.
The loud majority, more than half of recent posts, lands at one or two stars, and the complaints are not about the wordplay. Reviewers hammer the ads: long, timed, unskippable, piling up many times per session. Several also report a pushy economy where the ad-free tier costs real money, older puzzles demand coins, and progress can vanish, plus co-op invite errors. The verdict stays consistent: a great game buried under noise and monetization.
How to Set Up the Game
- Open Google Play or the App Store and search for Wordle! by Lion Studios Plus.
- Tap Install; the download is free on Android and iOS.
- Play the opening Daily Puzzle to learn the color hints.
- Then try Classic mode, Word Fever, or Together mode with a friend.
Is it on iPhone?
Yes — Wordle! is also on iOS as "Wordle!" by Lion Studios Plus LLC, rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store. Your progress won't sync between the Android and iPhone versions unless the game offers its own account login, so treat them as separate installs.
FAQ
Is Wordle! free to play?
Yes, the download and core play are free, funded by ads. A paid option removes the ad load and coins buy boosters, but reviewers warn the ad-free tier is priced steeply.
Can Wordle! be played offline?
Not really. The game needs a constant signal to serve its ads during play, so expect to stay online for most sessions.
Is Wordle! good for kids?
The wordplay is clean and vocabulary-friendly, and reviewers praise it as healthy brain exercise. The heavy ad load and purchase prompts are the main reasons to supervise younger players.
Tips from the Geeks
- Open with a word full of common vowels and consonants so the first guess buys information, not luck.
- Reuse confirmed letters: greens stay put, yellows move, and a ruled-out tile never needs a second visit.
- In Secret Word mode let the clue steer the guess before you scramble letters blindly.
- Protect the daily streak like long-time players did; one quick solve a day keeps the habit and the mind sharp.
- Together mode adds a second-person twist, but reviewers hit invite errors, so plan a fallback if a friend link fails.
