If you’re done with your puzzle for the day but still crave more brain-teasing, our guide to the best games like Wordle is here to help. We’ve picked out 13 different fantastic alternatives to keep your mind active throughout the day, many of which are free to play. All you need to do is decide which to play first.
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Here are the best games like Wordle on Switch and mobile:
Wordscapes – mobile
There’s a reason Wordscape is rarely out of both the App Store and Google Play Store top games charts. There’s just something about this relatively simple puzzle game that gets your mind racing, and you can easily find yourself clearing multiple levels when you only intended on jumping on for five minutes to kill some free time.
Speaking of levels, this game has thousands of them, and new ones are always arriving with updates, giving you a reason to return if you’ve already solved your fair share of puzzles. Who knows, you might even find your way to the Master Levels. That’s where things really get challenging.
SpellTower – mobile
SpellTower is what happens when you put Tetris and your classic word search in a metaphorical blender. It takes a little while to get the hang of, but once you do, you’ll be coming back in every spare moment to clear another puzzle and get that rush of nerdy endorphins. Don’t deny it. We’re all the same here.
If you like a touch of excitement in your puzzle games or are sick of regular Tetris, this is a great package and its presentation is stellar as well.
Octordle- mobile
Octordle is like Wordle but it’s designed to give you a migraine. With eight different words to guess, yet only one guess that applies to all of the eight words, it’s a tough one.
Keeping track of everything is part of the fun though, if you’re a bit of a maniac. Or, maybe, I’m just not clever enough. No, that surely can’t be the case…
Word Forward – Nintendo Switch
A word game with a unique twist. Word Forward asks you to spell words by tracing a line between tiles in any direction, even diagonally and allows you to swap letters with the swap token mechanic.
This feels a little like a word search gone wild, and we really appreciate the clean design and UI throughout. Unlike Wordle’s one-a-day offering, there’s plenty here to get on with while you’ve got the word game bug.
Nerdle – mobile
Nerdle is another word game that wears its inspiration on its sleeve. While it’s a game like Wordle on the surface, it actually uses a completely different set of skills.
Have you ever looked at Wordle and thought, “But I’m no good with letters!”? Well, how about numbers? That’s what Nerdle asks of you, and it’s a really tough one to crack.
