What is Worldle?
Worldle shows you the silhouette of a country or territory and gives you six guesses to name it. After each wrong guess, you are told how far away your guess is and in which direction the answer lies, so even a miss gets you closer. Big, famous outlines are easy, but small island nations and oddly shaped territories can be real head-scratchers. Once you have found the answer, optional bonus rounds ask follow-up questions, such as the flag or the capital city. Worldle is one of the earliest and longest-running geography games of the daily puzzle wave, made by Teuteuf Games. It is quick, it is free, and over time it quietly turns you into someone who can recognise Lesotho by shape alone. It suits geography fans, quiz lovers and anyone who enjoys spinning a globe and wondering what's out there.
How to play
- Look at the outline and type the country you think it is.
- A wrong guess shows the distance and direction to the answer.
- Find it within six guesses, then try the bonus rounds.
Quick facts
- Typical time
- 1–3 min
- Difficulty
- Easy–medium · small islands can be very hard
- Price
- Free.
- Account
- Not needed. Signing in is optional.
- Past puzzles
- Only for paying Teuteuf Passport members.
- On a phone
- Works in your phone's browser. Nothing to install.
- After the answer
- Optional bonus rounds, for example on the flag and the capital.
Tips to get better
- Use the distance and the arrow together. After one miss you know how far away the answer is and in which direction. Picture a line from your guess and measure along it.
- No idea? Guess somewhere central. A first guess like Egypt or Turkey gives you a clean direction to almost anywhere, and tells you the continent at once.
- Know a few distances. Europe is roughly 4,000 km across. If you're told the answer is more than 15,000 km away, it's on the other side of the planet.
- Don't trust the size. Every outline is scaled to fill the box, so a tiny island looks as big as Russia. A very simple shape, or a scatter of dots, usually means islands.
- Read the edges. Long straight lines are borders drawn with a ruler, which are common in Africa and the Middle East. A crinkly edge is coastline.
Who it's for
Map lovers who want a one-minute game will like Worldle. Recognising a shape at once is a great feeling, and when you don't, the distance clues turn it into a fair puzzle instead of a guess. Some days are over in one try. Others feature a speck of an island few people could find. The bonus rounds are a nice way to make it last longer.
