About HintLadders?
HintLadders is your daily Wordle companion, offering guided hints that nudge you toward the answer without ever spoiling it.
What HintLadders Offers
Sometimes you want a little help with Wordle, but not the answer itself.
HintLadders is built for exactly that. Daily we publish a fresh set of hints that begin broad (part of speech, vowel count) and become gradually more specific (letter reveals, a meaning clue).
Take only as many as you need to get back on track. The answer stays behind a separate reveal button, so you will never see it by simply opening the page or scrolling through the hints.
Difficulty Backed by Player Data
Our daily difficulty report shows the average number of guesses players needed, how results are distributed across each attempt, and how many players failed to solve the puzzle.
It also analyzes the word itself, so you can see whether a repeated letter, an unusual pattern, or a large number of similar alternatives made the puzzle harder.
Practical Wordle Tools
In addition to daily hints, HintLadders includes several useful tools:
The Wordle word list filters possible answers and accepted guesses based on the green, yellow, and grey letters on your board.
The past-answer archive lets you look up any previous puzzle by word, date, number, or difficulty.
Our strategy guides cover topics such as choosing a starter word and working through a difficult board.
How Our Hints Are Prepared
Each daily page is prepared in advance and verified against the official puzzle. Difficulty figures are updated throughout the day as new player results come in. If you notice anything that looks incorrect, please contact us and we will correct it promptly.
Who Runs HintLadders
HintLadders is built and maintained by a longtime word-game enthusiast and independent developer.
Independence
HintLadders is an independent website. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, The New York Times or the official Wordle game. Wordle is a trademark of The New York Times Company.
Contact Us
Spotted a clue that reads oddly, a statistic that looks wrong, or a tool that could work better? Email us at [email protected] or visit our contact page.