Dordle review

Dordle is a small, free Wordle variant that runs in any web browser on itch.io, and it suits players who want both a daily puzzle and unlimited practice without installing an app. Its developer, Guilherme S. Töws, credits the idea to Wordle by Josh Wardle. The start screen offers two choices: daily dordle, with a new puzzle each day, and free dordle, which you can play as much as you want. The devlog shows the game gaining daily dordles in January 2022 and stats and streaks in March 2022, and players on itch.io rate it 4.7 out of 5 from 345 ratings. There is nothing to buy, though you can support the developer on itch.io. The main caveat comes from the developer, who posted in October 2023 that itch.io may clear your save file, so streaks are not guaranteed to survive. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

Browser players who want a daily puzzle and unlimited practice in one page

Price

Free in a web browser on itch.io.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Daily dordle: a new puzzle each day
• Free dordle: play as much as you want
• Stats and streaks, added in a March 2022 update
• HTML5 game that runs in a web browser on itch.io
• Optional support for the developer through itch.io

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Daily and unlimited modes on one free page
• Strength: Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 345 ratings on itch.io
• Strength: No account or download needed
• Weakness: Developer warns that itch.io may clear your save file
• Weakness: Fewer modes than Quordle or Octordle
• Weakness: Little documentation beyond the start screen and devlog

Key facts

• Developer: Guilherme S. Töws (zaratustra)
• Platform: HTML5 on itch.io
• itch.io rating: 4.7 out of 5, 345 ratings

Where it ranks

Dordle is No. 6 in our Best Free Wordle Games verdict.