THE PLAYBOOK · 78JMW
How to play Word Deduction
Choose a round of Word Deduction and settle into its rules. Guess the five-letter answer in six attempts. Keep the game area visible while you use its controls. Make your first input carefully and watch the result. Keep the game area visible while you use its controls.
Guess a five-letter answer from the included collection. Entries must contain five letters; accepted guesses are not checked against a complete dictionary.
Read before acting
Read one step at a time and try it on the playing area. Match the instruction to the control you use. Refer to the controls when needed.
Your goal
Guess the five-letter answer in six attempts. Use the instructions to see which actions move you towards it. Try to explain the aim in your own words.
Step by step
- Enter five letters.
- Green marks the correct position; gold marks an available copy elsewhere.
- Grey means no matching unused copy.
- Use the feedback to solve.
Controls
Type a guess and press Check guess or Enter. On a smaller screen, keep the active part of the board within view. Make sure you are interacting with the game rather than the surrounding page.
A useful example
With APPLE as the answer and ALLEE as the guess, the first A and final E are in the right places. The extra L and E are not both counted as present. Focus on why the action is allowed, not only its outcome. Read the matching step again.
Watch out for this
Repeated letters do not imply unlimited copies in the answer. Read the feedback to see why an action did not have the expected result. After a move, check what changed. Decide which rule explains the new state before acting again.
Common questions
For a quick reminder, what is the goal of Word Deduction?
For clarity: Guess the five-letter answer in six attempts.
How do I control Word Deduction?
For clarity: Type a guess and press Check guess or Enter.
On this playing page, what example helps explain Word Deduction?
For clarity: An answer containing one E can award only one positive E mark in a guess containing two.
For this browser game, what should I watch out for in Word Deduction?
For clarity: Repeated letters do not imply unlimited copies in the answer.
Before I begin, what format does Word Deduction offer?
Here is the relevant explanation: Guess a five-letter answer from the included collection. Entries must contain five letters; accepted guesses are not checked against a complete dictionary.
Before I begin, which play mode does Word Deduction use?
Keep this in mind: The mode on this page is Solo. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.