Custom Wordle
Make Your Own Wordle
Pick any 5-letter word, get a link, and see which of your friends can solve your Wordle fastest.
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How to Create a Wordle
Pick a word
Type any 5-letter word and choose it from the suggestions. It has to be one of the words the game accepts as a guess, so players can actually type it in.
Add your name
Optional, up to 20 characters. Your puzzle is titled "Custom by" your name so friends know who set it.
Generate the link
Press Generate Game Link to get a unique link to your puzzle. The word itself isn't in the link, so nobody can peek at it.
Share it
Copy the link or use your phone's share sheet to send it to a group chat, a friend, or a whole class.
Race to solve it
The link opens your puzzle in the free PEMDAS Games web app. The timer starts as soon as it loads, and everyone who solves it is ranked by time.
Play Wordle with friends, against the clock
A custom Wordle is a race. Everyone gets the same word, the timer starts the moment they open your link, and there's no six-guess limit — just the clock. When they solve it, they see their time and how it ranks against everyone else who has played your puzzle.
That makes it easy to settle who's fastest: drop the link in a group chat, a team channel or a classroom and compare times. The same link works for as many people as you like, on phones and computers, with nothing to install.
Want a daily rematch? Every day there's a new Timed Wordle puzzle that everyone plays, with Global and Friends leaderboards.
Ideas for Your Custom Wordle
Any accepted word works. These kinds of words make for a tougher race.
Double trouble
mummy · puppy · geese · llama
Repeated letters trip people up: most players assume five different letters until a tile tells them otherwise.
Rhyme traps
match · hound · might
Words with lots of lookalikes — CATCH, HATCH, LATCH, PATCH, WATCH — can burn time one letter at a time, even once four letters are green.
Vowel-light
nymph · glyph · crypt · lymph
Openers are built to find vowels. A word that leans on Y instead leaves the board mostly gray for a while.
Rare letters
jazzy · fuzzy · kayak · queue
J, Q, X and Z are rarely guessed early, so a word full of them hides well.
Made for the occasion
party · toast · bride · beach
Set a birthday, wedding or holiday word and send it to the group — the word is the message once they solve it.
Not sure a word is allowed? Check it with the Wordle word checker.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make my own Wordle?
Type a 5-letter word into the creator on this page, pick it from the suggestions, optionally add your name, and press Generate Game Link. You get a link to your own puzzle that you can send to anyone.
Is the custom Wordle maker free?
Yes. Creating a custom Wordle is free and doesn't need an account, and your friends can play it for free in their browser or in the PEMDAS Games app.
Can I use any word?
Any word in the game's list of accepted 5-letter guesses. The creator only lets you pick from that list, so every custom puzzle is solvable: players have to be able to type the answer as a guess.
How do I play Wordle with friends?
Make a custom Wordle here and send the link to your group. Everyone plays the same word, the timer runs from the moment each person opens it, and the fastest solve wins. For the daily puzzle, add friends in the PEMDAS Games app to compare times on the Friends leaderboard.
Can people see my word in the link?
No. The link contains your name (if you added one) and a unique ID, not the word, so sharing it doesn't spoil the puzzle.
How many guesses do players get?
There's no guess limit. Like every Timed Wordle, the challenge is the clock: players keep guessing until they find the word, and their solve time is their score.
Is this the New York Times Wordle?
No. Timed Wordle is an independent game from PEMDAS Games, not affiliated with the New York Times. It plays like Wordle, with a timer, and custom puzzles are hosted in the PEMDAS Games app.
Stuck on someone else's puzzle? The Wordle solver lists every word that fits your board.