Satordle

What is Satordle?

Satordle is a free daily word-search puzzle: sixteen letters on a 4×4 grid, and every word you need is already hidden inside it. There is nothing to guess and no clue to read — you find words by dragging across tiles that touch each other, in any direction, and the puzzle is solved once the whole list is cleared. A new grid is published every day, it plays straight in the browser, and there is no account or install required.

If the name has you expecting something closer to Wordle, it is worth saying plainly: Satordle does not involve guessing a secret word letter by letter. It is a Boggle-style word hunt — the letters are all in view from the start, and the challenge is spotting every path through them, not narrowing down an answer. The "-ordle" is a family name, not a format.

The name itself comes from the Sator Square, a Roman word puzzle old enough that its first known copies are scratched into the walls of Pompeii — twenty-five letters arranged to read the same in four directions at once. Satordle does not share that grid, but it shares the idea: a small block of letters that turns out to hold far more than it looks like it should. The full story is on the About page.

How to play Satordle

Every board opens the same way: sixteen letters, no directions attached. Press on a tile and drag to a touching one to start spelling; lift your finger or mouse button to submit whatever you traced. Get it right and the word locks in on the list beside the grid; get it wrong and the tiles simply reset, at no cost, so there is never a reason not to try a guess.

Satordle rules

• Words must be at least 4 letters long.
• Tiles have to touch — all 8 neighbours count, diagonals included.
• A tile can only be used once per word, but it can appear in as many words as you like.
• The word list shows every answer as asterisks and fills one in each time you find it.
• The bar above the grid earns a star for every quarter of the words you clear.
• A new Satordle puzzle is published every day at midnight (UTC).

Bonus words

Rare and old-fashioned words are hidden in the grid too. They sit in their own Bonus Words group, so a word you have never heard of is worth trying anyway.

Hints and tools

Four tools sit in the toolbar for whenever a board pushes back. Each has its own daily allowance, and the counter on the button always shows how many uses are left:

• Tips — 15 uses. Reveals the first half of a word you have not found and traces the start of its path on the grid.
• First Letters — 5 uses. Reveals the first letter of 3 unfound words in the list.
• Last Letters — 5 uses. Reveals the last letter of 3 unfound words in the list.
• Word Hint — 5 uses. Shows the meaning of 3 unfound words, kept in a Hints tab you can come back to.
• Rotate — unlimited. Spins the grid 90°. The letters keep their positions — it just gives you a fresh angle for spotting words you walked past.

Strategy: how to clear a Satordle board faster

• Start in the corners. A corner tile only touches three neighbours instead of eight, so the words running through it are the most constrained on the board — that makes them the fastest to pin down and the easiest to rule in or out.
• Let a found word point at the next one. Words share tiles far more than they look like they should. Once you land one, run your eye over its letters again for a plural, a different tense, or a shorter word sitting inside it.
• Treat every tile as a hinge, not a step. The Sator Square this game is named for reads the same in four straight directions — Satordle is the opposite. A word can double back on itself diagonally as many times as it needs to, so the straightest- looking path across the grid is rarely the only one worth trying.
• Don't ignore short letter clusters. Four-letter words are the easiest to overlook because they end almost as soon as they start. Sweep every tile as a possible starting letter for a short word before assuming the board only rewards long ones.
• Save Word Hint for the board's ceiling. Tips and First/Last Letters are cheap ways to keep momentum going, but Word Hint's definitions are most useful on the handful of bonus words you would otherwise never guess exist.
• Rotate when you stall, not when you start. The board never changes when you spin it — only your eye does. It is most useful after a minute of no progress, when you have genuinely stopped seeing the grid fresh.

Still stuck on today's board? Satordle and Squaredle share the same daily grid, so the Squaredle Solver — type in the sixteen letters and get every word it hides — works on it too.

Satordle FAQ

When does a new puzzle come out?

A fresh Satordle puzzle is released every day. Come back tomorrow for a brand-new board.

What counts as an adjacent letter?

Any of the 8 surrounding tiles — horizontal, vertical or diagonal. You can move in any direction as long as the next tile touches the current one.

Can I reuse a tile in the same word?

No. Each tile can only be used once per word. The same tile can, however, appear in different words.

How long do words have to be?

Words must be at least 4 letters long, spelled across the 4×4 board.

What are bonus words?

Rare or uncommon words also hidden in the grid. They don't count toward finishing the puzzle, but they are tracked separately as an extra challenge.

How do hints and helpers work?

The tips button (💡) reveals the opening letters and the path of a random word you have not found yet — you get 15 per puzzle. Three more helpers give you 5 uses each: reveal every first letter, reveal every last letter, or show a short definition clue.

What does rotating the board do?

It spins the grid 90°. The letters keep their relative positions — it just gives you a fresh perspective to spot words you missed.

Can I see yesterday's puzzle?

Yes. Tap the calendar icon in the top bar to view yesterday's board and all of its answers.

Does my progress save automatically?

Yes. Your progress and settings are saved locally in your browser. Clearing your browser data will reset them.