Games like Wordle, Quordle and Connections: free daily alternatives

Wordle made the daily word puzzle a habit for millions of people. The catch is that there is only one word a day, and it takes two minutes. If you want a bit more to play, Letterbrew has free daily games in the same spirit, with the same puzzles for everyone and no sign-up.

If you like Wordle, try Wordbrew

Wordbrew works the way Wordle fans expect: guess a five-letter word in six tries, with the tiles showing which letters are right, misplaced or missing. The difference is that there are three words every day, one easy, one medium and one hard, and each solve earns points. Words that are not in the dictionary do not use up a try, and the tiles carry a dot or ring so colour-blind players can read them too.

If you like Quordle, try Quadbrew

Quadbrew is four five-letter words at once. Every guess is played on all four boards, and you have nine tries to find them all. It rewards a good opening word more than any other game here; our Quadbrew strategy guide shows how to plan the first three guesses.

If you like Connections, try Linkbrew

Linkbrew gives you sixteen words that hide four groups of four. Some words look like they fit two groups, which is where the fun is. You can make four mistakes, and if three of your four picks are right the game tells you that you are one away.

Something different: Synonym Sprint and Pop Quiz

• Synonym Sprint: ten words, ninety seconds, pick the word that means the same.
• Pop Quiz: five quick questions a day in nine topics, from geography to science and sport.

What Letterbrew adds

• More to play each day: up to five games and nine quiz topics.
• Points, streaks and a weekly leaderboard with nickname and country.
• An archive of every past puzzle, for practice.
• Hints when you are stuck, and challenge links to send a friend your score.
• Works in any browser on phone or laptop, and can be installed like an app.