Party word game
Wordle: The Party Game
Host a Wordle for your friends and solve theirs in fewer tries
- Set-up
- About 2 min
- Reading
- Lots
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for Families where parents and teenagers already compare their daily Wordle scores
Think twice if Some players aren't comfortable spelling in English and would feel left behind
How we rate it
Learning curve. If you have played Wordle on your phone, the only new things are hosting and scoring. The rules are as easy to learn as UNO or Connect 4, though the host must check each guess carefully.
Luck & skill. A lucky first guess can help, but a good vocabulary and careful elimination decide most rounds.
Interaction. Each guesser works alone behind a shield. The only shared moments are the host announcing tile counts and who has solved it, which adds a little race pressure.
Set-up. Hand out a board, marker and shield to each guesser, give the host the Secret Word board and tiles, and write the players' names in the scoring table.
Reading. There are no cards to read, but the whole game is reading and spelling English words.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
Is Wordle: The Party Game right for you?
Great if
- Families where parents and teenagers already compare their daily Wordle scores
- Cousins and friends who want a calm word game after dinner, not a noisy party game
- Setting your own secret words: an easy one for a younger cousin, a tricky double-letter one for the Wordle expert
- A gift for a Wordle fan who wants more than one puzzle a day
Skip it if
- Some players aren't comfortable spelling in English and would feel left behind
- You want lots of chatter and table talk; everyone works quietly behind a shield
- You usually have more than four people and don't want to play in teams
How Wordle: The Party Game plays
Set-up: one player is the Wordle Host for the round. The host takes the Secret Word board and writes everyone's name in its scoring table. Every other player takes a Wordle board, a dry-wipe marker and a shield to hide their board. Keep a cloth or tissue handy for wiping.
- Time to teach: about 5 minutes.
- Reading and language: Everything is in English: the host picks a five-letter English word and everyone else guesses with English words, so a bigger vocabulary helps a lot. No Hindi or other Indian-language edition exists. The rules leaflet has a list of suggested secret words, which helps a host who freezes.
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A turn, step by step
- 1Host
One player secretly writes a five-letter word on the Secret Word board; everyone else hides their board behind a shield.
- 2Guess
Each guesser writes a word; the host covers right letters in the right place with green tiles and right letters in the wrong place with yellow.
- 3Score
Solve it and score one point per try, or seven if you don't solve it in six. After everyone has hosted once, the lowest total wins.
The full explanation: how a game of Wordle: The Party Game goes
The host secretly writes a five-letter word on the Secret Word board and turns it over. It must be a dictionary word; Hasbro's rules don't allow plurals, names, words from other languages, abbreviations or hyphenated words as the secret word. The leaflet includes a list of suggested words if the host gets stuck.
Each guesser writes a five-letter word in the top row of their grid. The host checks it letter by letter and places a green tile on each letter in the right place and a yellow tile on each letter that is in the word but in the wrong place. The host also says aloud how many green and yellow tiles each player got, without saying which letters. Guessers cross off letters they have ruled out and keep going for up to six tries.
When everyone has solved the word or used six tries, the host reveals it. A guesser scores one point per try needed, or seven points if they didn't solve it; the host scores nothing that round. The game lasts as many rounds as there are players, so everyone hosts once, and the lowest total wins.
Hasbro gives three other ways to play. In timed mode the host gives 60 or 90 seconds per guess. In fast mode the round ends as soon as someone solves the word, that player scores a point and the highest total wins. In team mode, for more than four people, teams guess together and take turns as host.
What's in the box
- 3Wordle boards
dry-wipe grids, each with six rows and an alphabet for crossing off letters - 3Shields
to hide your board from the other guessers - 1Secret Word board
for the host's word, with the scoring table - 3Dry-wipe markers
- 45Green tiles
- 45Yellow tiles
- 1Rules leaflet
includes a list of suggested secret words
Box: 27 × 20 × 4 cm, 0.28 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
From Hasbro's contents list for item F8348 and its rules leaflet. Hasbro's North American pages call them dry-erase markers and the European leaflet calls them dry-wipe markers. You need your own cloth or tissue for wiping the boards.
Where to buy
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What reviewers and players say
There are few hands-on reviews of Wordle: The Party Game. TTPM's review page likes how it brings the phone puzzle to the table, makes it competitive and social, and gives Wordle fans more than one puzzle a day. Before release, TechRadar worried that it would feel solitary, with each guesser working alone, slow guessers keeping others waiting and small tiles to handle, while a game designer quoted by NPR was cautiously hopeful because Wordle's rules are so simple. The general view is that it suits groups who already love Wordle rather than people looking for a lively party game.
What people love
- It is the same Wordle puzzle people already know, so there is almost nothing to teach
- Reusable dry-wipe boards mean as many rounds as you like, not one puzzle a day
- Taking turns as host lets everyone set a word for the others
- Timed, fast and team modes give some variety
Common complaints
- Guessers work alone behind shields, so there is little interaction
- Slow guessers can keep everyone waiting, and the host must place a lot of small tiles
- Only three guessing boards, so groups of more than four have to play in teams
Based on 5 reviews and discussions
- Review Wordle: The Party Game review (TTPM, 2022) · TTPM
- Reference Wordle has been turned into a board game, but it probably shouldn't have been (Callum Bains, July 2022) · TechRadar
- Reference Wordle is about to become a board game. Can it compete with the classic? (Emma Bowman, July 2022) · NPR (via OPB)
- Reference Wordle The Party Game: Rules and Instructions for How to Play (Eric Mortensen, October 2022) · Geeky Hobbies
- Video Wordle: The Party Game from Hasbro Instructions + Review! (TTPM Toy Reviews) · YouTube
Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.
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Questions people ask about Wordle: The Party Game
Is Wordle: The Party Game the same as the online Wordle?
The puzzle is the same: six tries to find a five-letter word, with green for the right letter in the right place and yellow for a right letter in the wrong place. The difference is that one player hosts and chooses the word, and the others compete to solve it in the fewest tries. Everyone takes a turn as host, and the lowest total score wins.
What age is the Wordle board game for?
Hasbro rates it for ages 14 and up, although some listings say 12 and up. The rules are simple; what matters is a good English vocabulary and spelling, especially for the host, who has to mark every guess correctly. Younger players who already enjoy Wordle can join in by teaming up with an adult.
Can more than four people play Wordle: The Party Game?
The box has three guessing boards, so it is made for 2 to 4 players. For bigger groups, Hasbro's team mode lets two or more people share a board and take turns as host, which works well for a family get-together.
Can two people play the Wordle board game?
Yes. With two, one hosts and the other guesses, then you swap, so it is a two-round contest of who solves the other's word in fewer tries. It is livelier with three or four, when the guessers race each other.
What else do you need to play?
Only a cloth or tissue to wipe the boards between rounds, and a dictionary if you want to settle arguments about words. Hasbro's rules let the host challenge any guess that isn't in the dictionary you have agreed on.
Game facts
- Publisher
- Hasbro (Hasbro Gaming), under licence from The New York Times Company
- In India
- Hasbro India Toys Pvt. Ltd. (named as importer on the Indian listing)
- First published
- 2022
- Players
- 2–4
- Language
- Needs English – Everything is in English: the host picks a five-letter English word and everyone else guesses with English words, so a bigger vocabulary helps a lot. No Hindi or other Indian-language edition exists. The rules leaflet has a list of suggested secret words, which helps a host who freezes.
- Box size and weight
- 27 × 20 × 4 cm, 0.28 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.
Facts on this page come from the publisher, the Indian maker or distributor, and the sources below. Photos are credited under each one.
- Hasbro - Wordle The Party Game, instructions page (item F8348)
- Hasbro Consumer Care (Canada) - Wordle The Party Game (F8348)
- Hasbro - Wordle The Party Game rules leaflet (F8348, PDF)
- Geeky Hobbies - Wordle The Party Game: Rules and Instructions for How to Play (Eric Mortensen)
- NPR via OPB - Wordle is about to become a board game. Can it compete with the classic? (Emma Bowman)
- TechRadar - Wordle has been turned into a board game, but it probably shouldn't have been (Callum Bains)
- TTPM - Wordle: The Party Game review
- Asmodee Canada - Wordle: The Party Game (EN), HASF8348000
- Hobbyco - Wordle The Party Game (HASF8348)