How to Play Geirle

Geirle is a quick daily Welsh word challenge designed for regular practice.

Goal

Find the target Welsh word in as few guesses as possible.

How a round works

1. Enter a valid Welsh word guess.
2. Review tile feedback after each guess.
3. Use the feedback to narrow the next guess.

Reading feedback

• Correct letter in correct position: keep it fixed in future guesses.
• Correct letter in wrong position: use it elsewhere.
• Soft mutation match: the tile can indicate a related mutated letter pair (for example b ↔ p).
• Accent mismatch: the base letter is correct, but the accent variant is not.
• Letter not in word: avoid it unless the word contains duplicated letters.

Rules

• Guess a 5-letter Welsh word in up to 6 attempts.
• Every guess must be a valid Welsh word. Press Enter to submit.
• Welsh digraphs (ch, dd, ff, ng, ll, ph, rh, th) count as one letter in the grid and keyboard.
• Hold (or long-press) a vowel key to choose an accented variant: â, ê, î, ô, û, ŷ.
• Backspace deletes the last letter.

Scoring

Score is calculated as:

Level difficulty × (7 − number of attempts)

Harder levels and fewer attempts produce higher scores.

Level	Best	Worst
Entry	6	1
Foundation	12	2
Intermediate	18	3
Advanced	24	4

Maximum daily score: 60 points (all 4 levels solved in 1 attempt).

Learning tips

• Start with words that cover common Welsh letters.
• Track repeated letter patterns you see across rounds.
• Play daily for better vocabulary retention.

Support

If you run into an account or gameplay issue, use the contact form.