How to play Sprintle

Sprintle is a live multiplayer word race. Every player in the room gets the same secret 5-letter word, and the fastest correct solver wins the round. If you have played Wordle, you already know the guessing rules; the racing is where it gets fun.

The guessing rules

You have 6 tries to find a 5-letter word. After each guess, the tiles show how close you are:

• A Green: right letter, right spot.
• A Yellow: the letter is in the word, but somewhere else.
• A Gray: the letter is not in the word.

Example: if the answer is STORM and you guess SHIRT, the S is placed, the R and T are in the word elsewhere, and H and I are out.

Duplicate letters follow real Wordle rules: greens are matched first, then yellows are awarded only while the answer still has that letter left.

The race

• Everyone solves the same word at the same time. Rounds have a 3-minute timer by default (the host can change or remove it).
• You see your rivals' boards as colors only, never letters, so nothing is ever spoiled.
• The moment someone solves, a 60-second finish clock starts for everyone else. Solve before it runs out to keep your rank.
• A match is several rounds; points carry across all of them.

Scoring

Result	Points
1st to solve	100 points
2nd to solve	80 points
3rd to solve	65 points
4th to solve	55 points
5th to solve	50 points
6th to solve	45 points
7th to solve	40 points
8th to solve	36 points
9th to solve	32 points
10th to solve	28 points
Each unused guess row	+10 points
Guessed but did not solve	5 points

So speed sets your rank, and efficiency pads it: solving in 3 guesses leaves 3 unused rows worth +30. Registered players bank every multiplayer point on the global leaderboard.

Ways to play

• Private rooms: create a room, share the 6-letter code, race up to 10 players. Chat and emotes included.
• Solo sprint: one tap from the home screen starts a timed solo run. Solo points rank on their own leaderboard.
• Spectate: public rooms can be watched live by anyone with a free account, colors only.
• Groups: build a crew with its own leaderboard; members get pinged when a group race starts.

Premium, if you want chaos

A one-time premium unlock adds cosmetic board skins, gold emotes, and distractors: harmless but very distracting effects (a quake, a letter storm, a stampede) you can drop on every rival's screen mid-race. They never block input or reveal letters; they just cost your rivals focus at the worst possible moment.

Quick tips

1. Open with two vowel-heavy words that cover common consonants, then commit.
2. In a race, a fast 4-guess solve usually beats a slow 3-guess solve. Watch the rival boards fill up.
3. Keep an eye on the finish clock once the first player solves; points for 2nd and 3rd are still big.
4. Stuck on letters? Browse our 5-letter word lists to sharpen your openers.