ReHeardle
Guess the song from its opening seconds.
ReHeardle is a daily music game built around a simple idea: you hear a few seconds of a song and have to name it before you run out of guesses. Its own tagline is "Heardle reborn," and it picks up where the original Heardle left off after that game shut down, adding themed versions built around specific decades and soundtracks.
What is ReHeardle?
The core loop is the same one that made Heardle popular. Each puzzle starts with the first two seconds of a song's intro, which you can replay as many times as you like. You type your guess into a search box and pick the matching song, and if you are wrong or choose to skip, you unlock a little more of the intro. You get up to six guesses in total, and the maximum listening time by the final attempt is 17 seconds. The idea is to reward people who can name a track from a snippet, while still giving everyone a fair shot by the end.
What separates ReHeardle from a plain Heardle clone is the hub of themed variants sitting alongside the original mode. Instead of one generic daily song, the site lists five separate games: Original ReHeardle, 80s ReHeardle, 90s ReHeardle, Video Games ReHeardle, and Movie Themes ReHeardle. That lets you pick a puzzle that matches what you actually know well, whether that is chart pop from a specific decade, game soundtracks, or film scores, rather than being stuck with whatever the daily pick happens to be.
On the origin side, the original Heardle was acquired by Spotify in 2022 and later shut down, and ReHeardle is one of the games that kept the format alive afterward. The site itself does not name a creator, company, or launch date, so those details stay unstated here. It has picked up mainstream attention, though: Forbes publishes daily hint and answer articles for the ReHeardle puzzle.
There is one song per mode each day, and the game resets with a new song at midnight local time. After you finish, you can share your results with friends, and the game tracks statistics on your device, including games played, wins, win rate, and your current and longest streaks. No payment prompt or paywall appears anywhere on the site, so it is free to play.
How to play ReHeardle
- Open ReHeardle at reheardle.com
- Choose which mode you want to play from the hub: Original, 80s, 90s, Video Games, or Movie Themes
- Press play to hear the first two seconds of the day's song, and replay it as often as you like
- Type your guess into the search box and select the song from the list
- If you are wrong or skip, listen to the next, longer portion of the intro and guess again
- You get up to six guesses and a maximum of 17 seconds of the song; name it or run out, then share your result
Tips and strategy
- Listen for instrumentation and production style first. A two second clip rarely gives you lyrics, but it often gives you a distinctive drum sound, synth tone, or guitar riff that narrows things down.
- If you are stuck on the Original mode, try to place the era of the clip before guessing an exact title. That instinct carries over well to the 80s and 90s modes too.
- Play to your strengths. If you know game soundtracks better than chart pop, the Video Games ReHeardle mode will get you more correct answers than forcing guesses in the general mode.
- Do not burn a guess on a wild stab early on. Skipping to hear more of the clip is often smarter than guessing blind on attempt one or two, since replays of the current clip are free.
- For the Movie Themes mode, think about the instrument leading the melody. Film scores lean on strings, brass, and choir in ways that pop songs usually do not.
- Try more than one mode in a sitting. Each variant is a separate short daily puzzle, so playing several is a quick way to test your range across genres.
Good to know
- Category
- Music
- Cost
- Free to play
- Guesses
- 6 attempts; each miss or skip unlocks more of the intro
- Listening time
- Starts at 2 seconds, up to 17 seconds max
- Modes
- Original, 80s, 90s, Video Games, Movie Themes
- New puzzle
- Daily, resets at midnight local time
- Domain
- reheardle.com
ReHeardle FAQ
Is ReHeardle free to play?
Yes. No payment prompt or paywall appears on the site, and it functions as a free daily music guessing game in the browser.
How do you play ReHeardle?
Pick a mode from the hub, listen to the first two seconds of a song, and type your guess into the search box. Wrong guesses or skips unlock more of the intro, up to six attempts and a maximum of 17 seconds of listening time.
Is ReHeardle the same as Heardle?
It is a separate site that continues the same format. The original Heardle was acquired by Spotify in 2022 and later shut down; ReHeardle, whose tagline is "Heardle reborn," plays the same way and adds themed variants.
When does ReHeardle reset?
A new song arrives each day, and the game resets at midnight local time.
What modes does ReHeardle offer?
Five: the Original mode plus themed spinoffs for 80s music, 90s music, video game soundtracks, and movie themes.