Framed

Framed is a daily movie guessing game where you try to name a film from a single still. Get it wrong and another frame is revealed, with up to six frames in the Classic mode, so solving on fewer images is the real challenge. It is a quick, spoiler-free test of visual film knowledge that you can share with friends.

What is Framed?

Framed is a daily browser puzzle that asks one question: can you name the movie from a single image? Each day it picks one film and serves a still from it, and your job is to recognize the title before the clues run out. There is nothing to download and no account required. You open the page, type your guess, and get an immediate result. The whole round usually takes under a minute, which is part of why it spread the way Wordle did.

The core loop is built around its six frames. You start with one still and up to six total guesses in the Classic mode. Every time you guess wrong, the game reveals another frame from the same movie, so the picture of what you are watching slowly fills in. Early frames are often quiet or abstract: a corner of a set, a color palette, a face turned away. Later frames tend to be more recognizable, with a clear character, a famous shot, or an unmistakable location. The pressure comes from wanting to solve it on as few frames as possible, because a one-frame solve feels far better than scraping it on the sixth.

What sets Framed apart from text-based Wordle clones is that it tests visual film literacy rather than spelling or trivia recall. You are reading cinematography, lighting, costume, and composition instead of letters. The frames are pulled from Shotdeck, a large library of movie stills, which gives the puzzle access to clean, high-quality images across decades of cinema. The catalog leans toward films a broad audience might plausibly know, but it is happy to reach into older classics, foreign-language titles, and cult picks, so a casual moviegoer and a hardcore cinephile can have very different experiences with the same day.

Framed launched in 2022 as an independent web project, openly inspired by Wordle and its audio cousin Heardle, and reframed for movie fans. It has grown into a small suite of modes beyond Classic, including One Frame (a single image, no second chances), Titleshot (guess from title cards), and Poster. When you finish, Framed produces a spoiler-free shareable result that shows how many frames you needed using emoji squares, so friends can compare scores without seeing the answer. There are stats to track your streak and an archive stretching back well over 1,500 puzzles, which makes it both a quick daily ritual and a deep back catalog for binge solving.

How to play Framed

1. Open framed.wtf in any browser; the day's Classic puzzle loads automatically with the first movie frame shown.
2. Study the opening still for clues about genre, era, location, lighting, and any visible actors or set details.
3. Type a movie title into the guess box and pick from the autocomplete list, then submit your guess.
4. If you are wrong, a new frame from the same film is revealed; use the added context to refine your next guess.
5. Keep guessing, up to six frames total in Classic mode, trying to name the movie on as few frames as you can.
6. When you solve it or run out of guesses, copy the emoji result to share, then try other modes like One Frame, Titleshot, or Poster, or play missed days in the archive.

Tips and strategy

• Read the first frame for craft, not plot: color grading, film grain, aspect ratio, and lighting style often pin down the decade and even the director before any character appears.
• Resist guessing on frame one unless you are certain; a wrong early guess burns a frame, so it is often smarter to spend a deliberately safe guess only when the image is genuinely ambiguous.
• Watch for production design and costume cues. Period clothing, vehicles, and signage narrow the era fast, and a distinctive set can give away a franchise instantly.
• Later frames usually include a recognizable face or iconic shot, so if you are stuck early, hold a guess and let the reveal do the work rather than spending attempts on wild stabs.
• Use the autocomplete to lock in the exact title quickly. The guess box searches across a broad catalog of movie names, so typing a few letters helps you find and select the precise film you mean without misspelling it.
• Practice on the archive to build a feel for the kinds of movies Framed favors; recognizing its taste in canon classics and acclaimed titles improves your daily hit rate.

Good to know

Resets

New puzzle every day

Cost

Free to play in a browser

Guesses

Up to 6 frames in Classic mode

Modes

Classic, One Frame, Titleshot, Poster

Archive

Yes, 1,500+ past puzzles playable

Launched

2022, inspired by Wordle and Heardle

Frame source

Stills from the Shotdeck library

Platform

Web (framed.wtf)

Framed FAQ

Is Framed free?

Yes. Framed is free to play directly in a web browser at framed.wtf, with no download, purchase, or account required.

How many guesses do you get in Framed?

In the Classic mode you get up to six attempts. You start with one frame, and each wrong guess reveals an additional still from the same movie, up to six frames total. The One Frame mode gives you just a single image with no extra reveals.

When does Framed reset?

Framed offers a brand-new movie puzzle every day, so a fresh challenge is waiting each time the daily resets. If you miss a day, you can still play it later through the archive.

Is there a Framed archive?

Yes. The archive lets you play past daily puzzles, and it stretches back well over 1,500 days across the different game modes, plus a Random Movie option if you just want any puzzle.

Is Framed related to Wordle?

Not officially, but it was inspired by Wordle and the audio game Heardle. It borrows the one-puzzle-a-day format and shareable emoji results, then swaps letters for movie frames so you guess a film instead of a word.