Thirdle

Thirdle is a daily word puzzle built around three words that cross each other in a small grid. You get six guesses to solve all three, and the puzzle starts you off with two correct letters already showing. The catch is a color hint that tells you when a letter is right but belongs to one of the other words, which turns the familiar Wordle loop into an interlocking crossword.

What is Thirdle?

Each Thirdle puzzle is a mini crossword made of three intersecting words. Rather than filling in one answer at a time in isolation, you work all three at once, and because they share letters at the crossings, progress on one word feeds into the others. Two correct letters are revealed from the start to give you a foothold. From there you have six attempts to solve every word.

The feedback is where Thirdle differs from plainer Wordle-style games. After each guess, letters are color-coded four ways. Green means the letter is in the correct position of the right word. Orange means the letter is in that word but sitting in the wrong position. Black means the letter is not used in any of the three words, or that every instance of it has already been found. Purple means the letter does belong in the puzzle but in a different word than the one you placed it in. That purple hint is the twist that makes the three-word crossword solvable, since it keeps a good letter from looking like a dead end.

There is more than one way to play. Normal Daily uses three five-letter words. Bonus Daily mixes word lengths of four, five, and six letters for a different shape of puzzle. Unlimited mode drops the once-a-day limit and lets you keep playing. The daily puzzles refresh on a schedule: the site's info page states that a fresh puzzle arrives daily at midnight. A Statistics tracker records how you do over time.

Thirdle is free to play, with a Support link on the site rather than a paid tier. It is credited to Avionista AB, whose copyright notice appears on the site. The same studio hosts a couple of sibling games, Swapdle and TravelGuessr, but those are separate puzzles with their own rules. The observed daily counter was well into the four figures at #1547, which suggests the game has been running for a good while, though the site does not state a specific launch date.

How to play Thirdle

1. Open Thirdle at thirdle.org and choose a mode: Normal Daily, Bonus Daily, or Unlimited.
2. Read the grid and note the two correct letters that are revealed at the start.
3. Type a guess and submit it, spending one of your six attempts.
4. Read the four colors: green is right letter and right spot in the right word, orange is right word but wrong spot, purple means the letter belongs in a different word, and black means it is not used or already fully found.
5. Use the purple hints to move good letters into the correct word, and use shared crossing letters to lock in overlaps between words.
6. Keep guessing until all three words are solved or your six attempts run out, then check your Statistics.

Tips and strategy

• Spend early guesses on common letters so the four colors map out where letters live before you commit to specific words.
• Treat purple as a strong lead, not a miss: the letter is correct for the puzzle, so try it in one of the other two words next.
• Work the crossing letters first, since a letter confirmed at an intersection constrains two words at once.
• Lean on the two pre-revealed letters to anchor your first real guess instead of spending a turn on a blind opener.
• Track black letters carefully, since a black letter can also mean every copy of it is already placed, so re-read the board before ruling it out entirely.
• Practice in Unlimited mode to get a feel for how the purple wrong-word hint behaves before relying on it in the daily puzzle.

Good to know

Category

Word

Guesses

6 to solve all three words

Resets

Daily at midnight

Cost

Free

Modes

Normal Daily, Bonus Daily, Unlimited

Feedback

Four-color hints plus a Statistics tracker

Publisher

Avionista AB

Platform

Browser

Thirdle FAQ

Is Thirdle free?

Yes. Thirdle is free to play at thirdle.org. The site has a Support link but no premium tier is mentioned.

How do you play Thirdle?

You solve a mini crossword of three intersecting words in six guesses. Two correct letters are revealed at the start, and each guess returns color hints: green for right letter and position in the right word, orange for right word but wrong spot, purple for a letter that belongs in a different word, and black for a letter that is unused or already found.

When does Thirdle reset?

The daily puzzles refresh once a day. The site's info page states that a fresh puzzle arrives daily at midnight. If you want to keep playing beyond the daily puzzles, there is an Unlimited mode.

Is Thirdle like Wordle?

It shares Wordle's guess-and-color-feedback loop but changes the shape. Instead of one word, Thirdle has three words that interlock in a crossword, and it adds a purple hint meaning a letter belongs in a different one of the three words.

Who made Thirdle?

Thirdle is credited to Avionista AB, based on the copyright notice on the site. The same studio also hosts sibling games such as Swapdle and TravelGuessr.