The goal of wordy⁵ is to find five 5-letter words in the letter grid by connecting neighboring letters up, down, left or right. There are five initial colored squares, and each one belongs to a different word.

You form words by dragging paths over neighboring letters. You could choose the word PROSE by dragging the letters P, R, O, S and E in order from left to right.

Alternatively you could choose ROPED by dragging the letters D, E, P, O, and R in reverse order.

However, for this grid, the five letters R, O, P, E and D as shown below is invalid since it does not include one of the initial colored squares.

If you change your mind, double tap (or click) on a colored path to reset chosen letters. Once all squares are colored, select Submit to see if you have solved the puzzle!

When you form a five-letter word, your score increases by one. Since you have to make five words, this means the lowest, and best, possible score is a 5. If you change your mind and remove a five-letter word you had previously formed, your score remains the same, but it will continue to increase with each new five-letter word you form.

You earn more stars based on fewer guesses. Check out your total stars earned in the game statistics.

If you Enable Hints then you will be prevented from forming invalid five-letter words. You still might be unable to solve a puzzle even though you only form valid words because the final solution must color every square in the grid.

If you choose the Underline Initial setting, then the five initial colored squares will show a dashed underline when selected. This can be helpful when deciding whether to remove a word you have already formed.

A new wordy⁵ is available each day!

You can use the menu in the upper left corner of the app to choose three different sized wordy games (4x4, 5x5 and 6x6) as well as challenging arrangements with longer words (7x3, 8x4 and 9x4).

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