Defindle

Defindle is a daily reverse-dictionary game: read a generated definition from this site's compiled lexicon and name the word it describes in six guesses. Each wrong guess reveals another clue and closeness feedback. One puzzle per day, plus a playable archive of earlier dates.

How to play

  1. Read the definition clue and type the word you think it describes.
  2. You have 6 guesses. Every wrong guess reveals a new clue: letter count, first letter, further definitions or an example, then letter facts.
  3. Wrong guesses also show closeness feedback: how many letters you share with the answer and whether your word is longer or shorter.
  4. Solve it, then share your emoji result grid. Your streak and guess distribution are stored only in this browser.

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Play the archive

Replay any earlier daily puzzle. Archive plays do not change your streak.

About Defindle

Each day's answer is picked deterministically from words in this release's commonness bands 1–2 that carry generated definitions, so everyone gets the same puzzle for a given date and data version (v1/2026.07-lexical.6). Definitions are generated descriptions bound to this compiled release — commonness bands are build-specific ranking bands, not universal usage claims, and answers never assert validity in any named word game.

Guess checking runs against the same compiled lexicon. A guess outside the lexicon is flagged but still costs an attempt. Progress, streaks, and the guess distribution live only in your browser's local storage.