Educational Wordle

The game picks a secret word from the thematic bank you configured. You have 6 attempts to guess it by typing words of the same length. After each attempt, each letter is colored: green if it is in the correct position, yellow if it is in the word but in a different position, and gray if it does not appear anywhere in the word. With that information you eliminate letters and narrow down possibilities until you guess the word.

Yes, it is completely free. You do not need to create an account, sign up, or install anything. Open the link in any browser and start playing in seconds. It works on computer, tablet and smartphone, and is designed for projecting in class.

Yes. In settings choose 'My words' and enter the words you want with an optional hint for each. The words must have the letter length you selected (5, 6 or 7). This lets you adapt the game to any vocabulary unit you are working on, in any subject and level.

5 banks with 15+ words per length in each: Natural Sciences (atom, virus, cell, plasma, oxygen, erosion...), History and Geography (realm, aztec, pharaoh, viking, crusade...), Mathematics (angle, vector, radius, theorem, calculus...), Language and Literature (verse, prose, novel, sonnet, dialogue, chronicle...) and General Culture (opera, music, ballet, culture, atlas...).

Green means the letter is in the correct position in the secret word. Yellow means the letter is in the word but in a different position from where you placed it. Gray means that letter does not appear in any position of the secret word. The on-screen keyboard also changes color with the best known state of each letter to help you remember what you have already eliminated.

It is very flexible. With pre-designed banks and 5-letter words it is ideal for upper elementary (4th, 5th, 6th grade). With 6 or 7-letter words and more technical vocabulary banks it is perfect for secondary school. Using custom words you can adjust it to any level and subject, from a specific unit's vocabulary to technical terms of a discipline.

If you enable the 'Show hint after 4th attempt' option in settings, after the fourth failed attempt the definition of the secret word appears below the board. This helps students who are moving more slowly to still have a chance at reaching the answer without frustration, and also reinforces vocabulary learning in context.

Yes, the design is built for that. The tile board is large and visible, colors have good contrast, and the on-screen keyboard allows the teacher to operate the game or students to come up and type their attempt. It is an ideal activity for the first minutes of class or as the closing of a vocabulary unit.

After using all 6 attempts, the screen shows the secret word with its full definition. This turns the mistake into a learning opportunity: the group discovers the correct answer and can connect it with the definition. From there you can start a new game immediately with the 'New word' button.

Educational Wordle falls within Game-Based Learning and Purposeful Gamification: it uses a viral game mechanic to work specific vocabulary from each subject. It also aligns with Formative Assessment, since the teacher can observe in real time which words the group knows, and with Microlearning, because each game is a short, concrete vocabulary work episode.

Beyond vocabulary, the game works Logical reasoning (deducing the word from each attempt's information), Metacognition (evaluating what you know and don't know about the subject's vocabulary), Frustration tolerance (managing failed attempts without giving up), and Critical thinking (using the color evidence to eliminate options and refine hypotheses).