Reversle

Reversle is a reverse Wordle. Instead of hunting for a hidden word, you start with the answer already solved in the bottom row and a grid of colored tiles above it, then work out which valid five-letter words could have produced that pattern. It is a daily English word puzzle that runs the familiar guessing loop backwards, you are timed on how fast you fill each row, and most players find it harder than the original.

What is Reversle?

The board is a five by five grid. The bottom row holds the answer, shown as five green tiles, so the solution is visible from the start. The four rows above it are the rows you fill in. Each of those rows already shows a fixed color pattern, and your task is to supply a valid five-letter word for the row that matches the colors shown and is consistent with the revealed answer. You do not have to work top to bottom. You may start on any of the four rows.

The color rules are the same ones Wordle players know, used in the other direction. Green means the right letter in the right spot, yellow means the right letter in the wrong spot, and gray means the letter is not in the answer. Because the pattern is fixed in advance, the colors act as constraints. If a tile is gray you cannot use that letter there, if it is green the letter is locked to that position, and a yellow tile means the letter is in the answer but not in that column. Building a real word that satisfies all of those at once is the puzzle, and it leans on deduction and vocabulary more than on lucky opening guesses.

Reversle is also timed. The site tracks how long you take to solve each row, and those times add up to your score, so speed matters alongside accuracy. You are trying to complete the four rows as fast as you can.

Reversle lives at reversle.net and refreshes with a new puzzle each day. There is a free version and a PRO tier linked in the navigation. The site keeps the usual features of a modern Wordle spinoff: an Info and Help screen for the rules, a Settings panel, a Statistics section that tracks your performance, and an Archive so you can play puzzles you missed. The game is made by an independent developer known as Kiru.

The reveal-first structure is what makes Reversle different from most Wordle variants. Many spinoffs hide the answer or ask you to fill a whole grid at once. Reversle hands you the solution and the finished color pattern and asks you to rebuild the guess words that lead to it. That makes it a backwards, deduction-heavy puzzle rather than another straight clone, and it rewards players who are comfortable reasoning about letter positions.

How to play Reversle

1. Open Reversle at reversle.net to load the daily puzzle.
2. Read the answer in the bottom row, shown in all green, and study the color pattern in the four rows above it.
3. Pick any row and type a valid five-letter word that fits the colors shown for that row.
4. Respect each constraint: keep green letters in their locked spots, avoid placing gray letters, and make sure yellow letters appear somewhere other than their shown column.
5. Fill all four rows so that every word is valid and consistent with the pattern and the revealed answer.
6. Work quickly, since your time on each row adds up to your score, then check your Statistics or open the Archive to play earlier puzzles.

Tips and strategy

• Anchor on the green tiles first. They lock exact letters to exact positions and give you the firmest starting point for each word.
• Treat gray tiles as hard bans. Any letter marked gray cannot sit in that spot, which quickly rules out a lot of tempting words.
• Use yellow tiles as placement clues. The letter belongs in the answer but not in that column, so move it to a spot the pattern allows.
• Read the answer word for overlaps. Since the solution is visible, ask which of its letters each row shares and let those overlaps guide your word.
• Since Reversle is timed, lock in the rows you are sure of first and come back to the harder ones so the clock does not run up on a single row.
• Lean on common five-letter words that fit the constraints. Favor familiar words before reaching for obscure ones.

Good to know

Category

Word puzzle

Grid

Five by five, four guess rows above the revealed answer

Resets

Daily, one new puzzle per day

Scoring

Timed, based on how fast you solve each row

Cost

Free, with a PRO tier

Modes

Daily and Archive

Feedback

Green, yellow, and gray tiles, plus a Statistics tracker

Creator

Kiru, independent developer

Platform

Browser, reversle.net

Reversle FAQ

Is Reversle free?

Yes. Reversle is free to play, and there is also a PRO tier linked in the site navigation for players who want more.

How do you play Reversle?

The answer sits in the bottom row already solved in green, and the four rows above it show a fixed color pattern. You pick any row and type a valid five-letter word that fits the colors shown and stays consistent with the revealed answer. Green means right letter and right spot, yellow means right letter in the wrong spot, and gray means the letter is not in the answer.

Is Reversle timed?

Yes. The site tracks how long you take to solve each row, and those times add up to your score, so you are trying to complete the four rows as fast as you can.

When does Reversle reset, and is there an archive?

A new puzzle appears each day. If you miss one, the site has an Archive of past puzzles you can go back and play.

Is Reversle like Wordle?

It uses the same five-letter grid and the same green, yellow, and gray color rules, but it runs Wordle in reverse. Instead of guessing a hidden word, you are shown the answer and its finished pattern and must rebuild the valid guess words that produce it, which most players find harder.

Who made Reversle?

Reversle is made by an independent developer known as Kiru.