Weddle

Weddle is a daily NFL guessing game that asks you to identify one mystery pro football player in eight tries. In the standard daily mode the answer is a current offensive fantasy player, and after every guess the game compares your pick to the answer across team, division, position, height, weight, age, and jersey number, using green-and-yellow tiles and up or down arrows to steer you in. It is a quick, roster-knowledge puzzle that resets each day so every fan plays the same player.

What is Weddle?

Weddle is a daily sports deduction game built around the rosters of the National Football League. Each day the site picks one mystery player, and your job is to name him within eight guesses. In the standard daily mode, the hidden answer is drawn from current fantasy-relevant offensive players, meaning quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. Every name you submit is also a real NFL player, and the game responds by laying out a row of that player's attributes next to the hidden answer so you can read how close you landed. There is nothing to download and no account to create: you open the page, start typing names, and the puzzle is the same one every other player sees that day.

What separates Weddle from a plain word game is that you are not chasing letters, you are triangulating a person. After each guess the game shows columns for the player's team, division, position, height, weight, age, and jersey number. Green marks an exact match in that column, and yellow signals that you are close. Yellow means something specific in each column: on the position column it tells you that you have the right side of the ball (offense, defense, or special teams) but the wrong position, on the division column it means you have the right conference but the wrong division, and on the numeric columns like height, weight, and age it means your value is within a couple of units of the target. On those numeric columns, small arrows point up or down so you know whether the real player is taller or shorter, heavier or lighter, older or younger than your guess. That mix of categorical and numeric clues turns each row into a set of constraints you narrow down step by step.

Weddle has a documented origin that gives it some staying power among the many Wordle spinoffs. According to ESPN, it was built by two high school students and went public around the spring of 2022, when Wordle fever was at its peak. The name is a double joke: it rhymes with Wordle, and it nods to longtime NFL safety Eric Weddle, who came out of retirement to help the Los Angeles Rams during their Super Bowl run that same season. Weddle himself reportedly reacted with surprise when the creators reached out about using his name. It sits alongside other team-sport guessing games like Poeltl for the NBA and various NHL-themed versions.

When you crack the player, Weddle produces a compact, spoiler-free result grid of colored squares that you can copy and share, which is what makes comparing your run against friends part of the fun. Beyond the standard daily puzzle there is a hard mode that opens the answer pool to any current NFL player, including defensive players, and gives you ten guesses instead of eight. Because that wider pool is much tougher, hard mode is more demanding than the offense-only daily, and some directional arrow hints on the numeric stats may not appear until later in your run. There is also an unlimited mode for people who want to keep playing past the one-a-day limit. The vibe is relaxed but it genuinely tests your roster knowledge: casual fans can usually muddle through the standard mode with a few well-chosen stars, while die-hards reach for hard mode to prove they know the whole league.

How to play Weddle

1. Open Weddle and type the name of a current NFL player into the guess box, then submit it. In the standard daily mode the answer is an offensive fantasy player (QB, RB, WR, or TE).
2. Look across the row that appears, which lays out the guessed player's team, division, position, height, weight, age, and jersey number against the hidden answer.
3. Read the colors: green means that column is an exact match, and yellow means you are close, such as the right side of the ball in the position column or the right conference in the division column.
4. Check the up and down arrows on the numeric columns to learn whether the target's height, weight, or age is higher or lower than your guess.
5. Use those clues to pick a sharper next guess, and keep refining until a player turns every column green.
6. Solve the puzzle within eight guesses in the standard mode, then copy your colored result grid to share or compare with friends.

Tips and strategy

• Lead with a high-profile offensive star whose team, division, and position you know cold, so your first row in the standard daily locks in the most attributes at once.
• Treat the division column as a fast filter: a yellow there tells you the right conference, so your next guess should test the other division in that conference.
• Use the position column's yellow as a side-of-the-ball signal, then guess a player at a different position on that same side to pin down the exact spot.
• Lean on the arrows for height, weight, and age together, because narrowing all three numeric ranges usually shortlists a position group faster than chasing the exact team.
• Remember that a yellow on a numeric stat means you are within about two units, so use it as a tight range rather than a vague hint.
• If you want a tougher challenge or extra reps, switch to hard mode, which opens the pool to any current NFL player including defenders and gives you ten guesses, or try unlimited mode to keep playing after the daily puzzle.

Good to know

Resets

Daily, one new NFL player each day

Guesses

8 in standard mode, 10 in hard mode

Standard pool

Current offensive fantasy players (QB, RB, WR, TE)

Hard mode

Any current NFL player, including defenders

Cost

Free to play in the browser, no account needed

Name origin

Rhymes with Wordle; nods to NFL safety Eric Weddle

Weddle FAQ

Is Weddle free?

Yes. Weddle plays for free in any web browser with no account or download required.

How many guesses do you get in Weddle?

You get eight guesses in the standard daily mode. Hard mode gives you ten guesses and widens the answer pool to any current NFL player.

Which players can be the standard daily answer?

In standard mode the mystery player is a current fantasy-relevant offensive player, meaning a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, or tight end. Hard mode adds defensive players and opens the pool to the full league.

When does Weddle reset?

Weddle resets once a day with a brand new mystery NFL player, and everyone gets the same puzzle that day so scores are comparable.

Is Weddle related to Wordle?

It is an unofficial NFL-themed spinoff inspired by Wordle. The name rhymes with Wordle and also nods to safety Eric Weddle, but it is a separate fan-made game, not made by the people behind Wordle.