Francele

Francele asks you to name a French department, one of the country's administrative divisions, in 6 guesses. Every guess you make has to be a real department, and the game answers back with how far off you were: distance, direction, and a percentage that tells you how close your guess sits to the target.

What is Francele?

Francele is part of the Teuteuf Games family, the studio behind Worldle. Where Worldle has you guess a country from its outline, Francele narrows the map down to France and has you guess one of its departments instead. The guessing pool is smaller than a world map, so the game rewards knowing French geography at a finer grain: not just where an area is, but which department borders which.

The core loop is simple. You type in a department name, the game checks it against the target, and then it tells you three things: the distance in kilometers between your guess and the answer, a compass direction pointing toward the correct department, and a percentage that climbs toward 100% as your guesses get closer. The game's own example shows this in action: a first guess of Vienne lands 416 km away at 57% proximity, a second guess of Hauts-de-Seine gets within 11 km at 98%, and Paris turns out to be the answer. This is the same style of distance feedback Worldle uses, so if you have played that game the clues will feel immediately familiar here, just applied to a smaller, more detailed map.

You get 6 guesses per day to land on the correct department, and a new puzzle goes live every day. The free version of Francele is daily only: you play the one department that is live that day and then wait for tomorrow's. Past puzzles are kept in an archive, but that archive sits behind a paid Premium membership, along with perks like an ad-free experience and replay access. Casual players can still enjoy the daily game for free; the archive and replay features are there for people who want to catch up on days they missed or revisit old puzzles.

The overall feel of Francele is quieter and more precise than a country-guessing game like Worldle. Departments are smaller and more numerous than countries, so distances tend to be shorter and the percentage climbs quickly once you are in the right corner of France. It rewards players who already have some sense of French regional geography, while still giving newcomers a workable path to the answer through the distance and direction clues alone.

How to play Francele

1. Open Francele at francele.teuteuf.fr.
2. Type the name of a French department as your first guess; the game only accepts valid department names.
3. Read the feedback after each guess: the distance in kilometers, a compass direction, and a proximity percentage toward the target department.
4. Use the direction and shrinking distance to narrow down which part of France the target department is in.
5. Keep guessing, using each new distance and direction to correct your position on the map, until you either find the department or use all 6 guesses.
6. Come back the next day for a new department; a fresh puzzle is posted daily.

Tips and strategy

• Start with a department you know well that sits roughly in the center of France; the first distance and direction reading will tell you which side of the country to focus on.
• Pay attention to the compass direction more than the raw distance at first. Direction narrows your search area fastest early on.
• Once the percentage climbs into the high range, switch to guessing neighboring departments of your last guess rather than jumping across the map.
• Remember that French departments are much smaller than countries, so a guess that feels close on a country-guessing game might still be several departments away here.
• If you play Worldle too, lean on that same distance-and-direction habit. The feedback works the same way, so your instincts transfer directly.
• Keep a mental map of France's regions in mind (north, south, coastal, interior) rather than trying to memorize all department names at once.

Good to know

Category

Geography

Resets

Daily, a new department every day

Cost

Free to play daily; Premium subscription unlocks the archive

Guesses

6 per day

Archive

Available, but gated behind Premium membership

Creator

Teuteuf Games, also known for Worldle

Feedback

Distance in km, compass direction, and proximity percentage

Francele FAQ

Is Francele free to play?

Yes, the daily puzzle is free. A Premium membership adds access to the archive of past puzzles along with other perks like an ad-free experience and game replays.

How do you play Francele?

You have 6 guesses to name the correct French department. After each guess the game shows the distance in kilometers, a compass direction, and a percentage showing how close you are to the target.

When does Francele reset?

A new Francele puzzle is posted every day.

Can I play past Francele puzzles?

There is an archive of past puzzles, but it is only available to Premium members. The free version is limited to the current day's puzzle.

Is Francele like Worldle?

Yes. Francele comes from Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle, and uses the same distance, direction, and percentage feedback, applied to French departments instead of world countries.