How to play MyWordIQ
One clue, one answer, five guesses. Here is everything the game expects of you.
Last updated October 6, 2026
Objective
Work out the single word the clue points to. You can see the category, the difficulty and how many letters the answer has.
Rules
- Type a word that fills every tile and press Submit (or Enter).
- If it is right, you are done. If not, any letter you put in the correct position locks in for your next guess.
- You have five guesses in total. After the fifth miss, the answer is shown.
- Answers are single words in American English, typed without spaces or punctuation.
Example
Space · easy — “The Red Planet” (4 letters)
The hint
Each puzzle has one optional hint — a second, more direct clue. It is free, it never involves watching anything, and using it is noted in your shared result.
Streaks and statistics
Solving the daily puzzle on consecutive calendar days builds your streak. A missed day, or a day where you run out of guesses, resets the current streak; your longest streak is kept. Archive puzzles count toward games played but not toward the streak.
Sharing
The share button copies a short result: the puzzle number, one square per guess and whether you used the hint. It never includes the clue or the answer.
Common mistakes
- Ignoring the category. “Mercury” means one thing under Space and another under Science.
- Guessing the clue’s subject instead of its answer. Read what is actually being asked for: a place, a person, a thing, an action.
- Spending guesses on near-synonyms. When two words fit, check the letter count and any locked letters before choosing.