Football Wordle works like the classic Wordle, with one twist: every answer is the surname of a current footballer. You have six tries, and after each guess the letters turn green, gold or grey. Football knowledge helps, but a good method helps even more. These eight tips will help you solve more puzzles in fewer guesses.
The number of boxes tells you how many letters the surname has before you type anything. A four-letter answer immediately rules out names like Haaland or Valverde. Before your first guess, take a few seconds to list famous players whose surnames fit the length. That short list is your starting point.
It is tempting to type your favourite striker first, but a better opener is a real surname packed with common letters such as A, E, I, O, R, N, S and L. Surnames like SILVA, ALVES or NUNES test several common letters at once. The aim of the first guess is information, not a lucky hit.
Accented letters are typed without the accent, so Mbappé becomes MBAPPE and Ødegaard becomes ODEGAARD. If a surname you are thinking of has special characters, count its letters without them before you rule it out.
Many footballer surnames contain double letters: MULLER, HAALAND, KIMMICH, ODEGAARD. If you have found most of the letters but the word still does not fit, try repeating one of the letters you already know.
Surname endings often hint at a country. Endings like -EZ and -ES are common in Spanish and Portuguese names, -IC in Croatian and Serbian names, -SEN and -SSON in Scandinavian names. When gold letters suggest a typical ending, think about players from that part of the world.
Once a letter is grey, it is not in the surname at all. Avoid using it again, even if it makes a nice word. The on-screen keyboard marks used letters, so check it before every guess.
After three guesses you can reveal the player’s club. Use it when three or four surnames still fit the pattern. The club usually settles it straight away. Using the hint too early wastes it.
The daily puzzle is one surname per day. If you want to get faster, switch to Unlimited mode and play extra rounds. Patterns such as common endings and double letters become familiar quickly.
If you enjoy Football Wordle, try Guess the Footballer, where clues come from nation, league, club, position and age, or Football Bingo and Football Top 10. Arabic speakers can play وردل كرة القدم in Arabic.