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Pentle

Pentle is a word guessing game with five-letter words. Use to learn how to play.

The dictionary is intentionally curated. Some valid words may not be accepted.

How to play

Goal
Guess the secret word in six attempts or fewer.
Guess
Enter a five-letter word and press Enter.
Keyboard controls
Type in the guess input or while a game letter is focused. Left and Right select a position; Backspace and Delete remove a letter. Enter in the input submits the guess. Tab reaches the active position; Enter there moves to the on-screen keyboard. Choose keys with Tab or Shift+Tab and activate them with Enter or Space. Use its Submit guess key to submit the word. With a screen reader, you can review previous rows letter by letter. Time only affects your score; there is no time limit.
Feedback
Green and ✓ mean the letter is in the right place. Yellow and ↔ mean it is in the word but in the wrong place. Red and × mean it is not in the word.
Scoring
The faster you guess and the fewer attempts you need, the more points you earn. Every win extends your streak.

Pentle gets its name from penta, Greek for five. You guess five-letter words. The game is inspired by Wordle and isn't affiliated with The New York Times.