Choose how to play
The puzzle rules stay familiar, but the experience changes dramatically depending on whether you are playing alone, comparing one shared Daily answer, sitting beside friends or challenging somebody on another device. This page explains the current modes without mixing remote and local multiplayer together.
Start with where the players are. If everyone is on one couch, local Multiplayer or Teams is simplest. If your friend is somewhere else, use Challenge a Friend. If nobody else is involved, choose between unlimited Solo and the one-word-per-day Daily Challenge.
| Mode | Players | Device setup | Pace | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Player | 1 | Your browser | Unlimited rounds | Practice, strategy testing and quick solo play |
| Daily Challenge | Everyone gets the same word | Any supported device | One shared puzzle per UTC day | Daily streaks, comparison and shareable results |
| Challenge a Friend | 2 players | Separate devices | Synchronized remote match | Friends playing from different places |
| Local Multiplayer | 2–4 named players | One shared browser | Turn by turn | Friends, siblings and same-room competitions |
| Teams | 2 teams | One shared or projected screen | Team turns | Families, classrooms and work groups |
Practice, strategy testing and quick solo play
Choose a difficulty and solve at your own pace. Start another board immediately after a result, making Solo the best place to compare opening words, clue habits and solving strategies over several rounds.
Open Single Player →Daily streaks, comparison and shareable results
Daily gives every player the same five-letter answer for the same UTC date. It is separate from unlimited play, so you can finish Daily and continue playing regular Wurdella immediately.
Open Daily Challenge →Friends playing from different places
Create a server-backed room, copy the invite link and send it to a friend. Both players join the same synchronized match from their own phones, tablets or computers.
Open Challenge a Friend →Friends, siblings and same-room competitions
Add player names, choose the match target and share one device. Wurdella keeps the active player and round score visible while the group moves through the match together.
Open Local Multiplayer →Families, classrooms and work groups
Name two teams, add member lists and discuss each board together. Team mode works best when guess ownership rotates so collaboration does not become one confident player controlling every row.
Open Teams →Older Wurdella pages described remote play as screen sharing because that was previously the only option. Challenge a Friend now creates a server-backed room for two separate devices, so a player can send an invite instead of streaming one browser to the other person.
Local Multiplayer still exists because it solves a different problem: two to four people physically sharing one device. Keeping both modes makes the setup clearer instead of forcing one feature to handle every social situation.
The mode decides who is playing and how the match is organized; difficulty decides which answer bank they face. Kids uses four-letter words, while Default, Advanced and Expert use five-letter words selected for increasingly demanding vocabulary.
Compare difficulty levels →Start in Single Player on Default difficulty. It gives you time to learn the color feedback before adding turn order, remote synchronization or team discussion.
Yes. Use Challenge a Friend to create a synchronized remote room and send the invite link to the second player.
Challenge a Friend is for two players on separate devices. Local Multiplayer is for two to four named players sharing one browser or device.
Yes. Daily is one shared puzzle per UTC day, while regular Solo play remains unlimited.
Kids, Default, Advanced and Expert are available across the main regular game experience. Kids uses four-letter words; the other levels use five-letter words with increasingly demanding vocabulary.
For one person, start with Solo. For one shared puzzle each day, choose Daily. For a friend on another device, choose Challenge a Friend. For people sharing one device, choose local Multiplayer. For a group that wants to discuss every guess, choose Teams.
