TTile Streak

How to play

  1. Type any seven-letter word and press Enter.
  2. Read the tiles:
    • Green: right letter, right spot.
    • Yellow: the letter is in the word, in a different spot.
    • Gray: the letter is not in the word.
  3. Find the word within six guesses.

Repeated letters follow one rule: each letter in the answer can only color one tile in your guess. If the answer has one N and you guess two, only one of them lights up.

Why seven letters plays differently

Seven letters is long enough that whole chunks of the word start to feel familiar: common prefixes like RE- and UN-, common endings like -ING, -ABLE and -MENT, and words like CABINET (an example only, never an answer here) that hide a repeated letter in the middle. That familiarity helps and hurts. It helps because you can often guess the shape of the word early. It hurts because two or three words frequently share that same shape right up to the last guess.

Double letters get more common as words get longer, too. A word like BALLOON (an example only) carries two pairs, and if you are not watching for them, a found letter can seem to disappear on your next guess.

Tips for seven-letter words

Cover both ends of the word first. A strong opener tests letters from the start and the end, since seven-letter words often have their most identifiable syllable at one edge.

Check for a doubled letter once you are close. If your found letters do not seem to add up to seven, a double is the usual reason.

Try a guess that could not be the answer. With three or four candidates left, a guess built to separate them beats guessing one candidate at a time.

Do not fear a rare consonant. Seven-letter words draw from a wider vocabulary than short ones, so letters like C, G and P show up more than you would expect.

Keep the keyboard in view. Gray letters on the keyboard are your cheat sheet for what not to type.

Give the middle guesses a job. Once your opener has colored a few tiles, do not guess words that merely feel plausible. Pick a guess that would tell two shapes apart, even if it cannot be the answer itself.

A quick example

Say your first guess is CABINET (an example only, never an answer here).

  • C turns gray: there is no C in the word.
  • A turns yellow: there is an A, but not in the second spot.
  • B, I, N and T turn gray, and E turns green in the sixth spot.

Your next guess should include an A somewhere other than spot two, keep E in spot six, and avoid C, B, I, N and T. One guess has already ruled out five letters and placed a sixth.

Daily and unlimited

The Daily seven-letter word is the same for everyone today and counts toward your streak. When you finish, you can share a grid of colors, with no letters in it.

Unlimited gives you a new seven-letter word every time. Use it to test openers and hard mode before tomorrow's daily.

Try another length

more letter still.

  • 32 boards if seven letters on one board feels too easy.

Questions

How many guesses do I get?

Six. The same as five and six letters, which is what makes seven letters harder: more possible words, no extra tries.

Is a 7-letter word game harder than 6 letters?

Usually. Each guess reveals more letters, but the list of possible answers grows too, and seven-letter words often carry a prefix or suffix that hides the middle of the word.

Can I play more than one 7-letter puzzle a day?

Yes. Switch to the Unlimited tab and choose seven letters for a new word every time you finish. Unlimited games do not affect your daily streak.

What words can be the answer?

Common seven-letter English words. Plurals ending in S, proper nouns and offensive words are never answers, but any valid seven-letter word works as a guess.

Does hard mode work here?

Yes. Turn it on in Settings before your first guess and every letter you find must be used in later guesses.