The hottest daily five-letter puzzle

The hottest word
puzzle out there

HotWord is a five-letter word puzzle where every letter tells you how close you are to the hidden word. Follow the heat, refine your guesses and solve the HotWord in five attempts.

How It Works

HotWord Puzzle archive screen showing letter temperature clues

Every letter gives you a clue

Three simple steps. Five attempts to find the HotWord.

1
Make a guess
Enter any valid five-letter word.
2
Read the heat
Each letter is scored according to how close it is to the correct letter in the same position. Letters can range from frozen to boiling.
3
Find the HotWord
Use the letter temperatures and overall score to refine your next guess. You have five attempts.

Built for daily play

Daily Word

Play a new five-letter puzzle every day.

Temperature clues

Every letter shows how close you are to the target.

Five guesses

Use the information from each attempt to narrow down the answer.

Puzzle archive

Go back and play previous HotWord puzzles.

Track your results

Follow your streak, solve time, solve rate and Hotness Score.

Spoiler-free sharing

Share your result without revealing the answer.

Play more with HotWord Unlocked

The Daily Word is free to play. HotWord Unlocked is an optional monthly subscription that provides access to the full puzzle archive, solution reveal and an ad-free experience.

Free

HotWord

• Daily Word
• Up to two archive games
• Result sharing
• Score tracking

Unlocked

HotWord Unlocked

• Full archive access
• Solution reveal
• No ads
• All free features

Monthly pricing is shown in the app and may vary by App Store region.

Subscriptions are billed through the Apple App Store and renew automatically unless cancelled through the user's Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available within the app.