This Squaredle solver finds the words hidden in a square letter grid, including grids with empty squares, by joining letters that touch in any of eight directions. Tap a word in the list to see its path traced across the board, so you can check it before you swipe it in.
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This is an independent helper for the Squaredle puzzle. Canuckle is not affiliated with Squaredle.
How to enter a Squaredle grid
- Choose the board size, from 3 by 3 up to 7 by 7.
- Type the letters row by row, starting top left. Each letter moves you on to the next square.
- Where the puzzle has a gap, press space or type a dash. That square turns grey and nothing can pass through it. Leaving a square empty does the same.
- Press Find words. The results are grouped by length, longest first.
You can also paste a whole grid into the first square. Use a dash or a full stop for each gap, for example LAKE- MPSOR TEN-I -DHUA CBGSY for a 5 by 5 board. If the number of squares matches another board size, the solver switches to that size for you.
The Shortest word menu starts at four letters. Change it to three, five or six to match the puzzle you are playing or to trim the list.
Worked example with gaps
Here is the 5 by 5 board from the example above, with the gaps marked as dots:
| L | A | K | E | · |
| M | P | S | O | R |
| T | E | N | · | I |
| · | D | H | U | A |
| C | B | G | S | Y |
With four letters as the minimum, the solver found 120 words, and 81 of them are everyday words. The longest were six letters, including LAPSED, PALMED, SUNSET, GUSHED and IRONED. Tapping SUNSET shows it starting at the S in the bottom row, climbing through U and N to the second S, then finishing on E and T without crossing a gap.
Unticking Include less common words drops the list to the 81 common words, which is a good way to see the answers most likely to be on the main list rather than the bonus pile.
Squaredle rules the solver follows
- Each letter in a word must touch the one before it, across, up, down or diagonally.
- A square can only be used once in the same word.
- Gaps break the board: no path can go through an empty square.
- Capitalized words and hyphenated words are not on the game's list, and the solver's word list leaves them out too.
Squaredle also counts obscure, old-fashioned and some slang words as bonus words. They show as a +1 beside your word count but do not count towards finishing the puzzle. In the solver, rarer words appear in lighter text, which roughly matches that split.
Tips for solving Squaredle
- Clear the squares that fade. A square fades once every word that uses it has been found. A square that stays bright tells you a word through it is still missing, which narrows your search a lot.
- Work corners and edges. Corner squares have only three neighbours, and fewer still next to a gap. Words through them are easier to pin down by checking each route.
- Find the longest word early. Long words often contain shorter ones you still need. Check the heading of the solver's top group to see how long it is, then try to find it yourself before you scroll down.
- Add common endings. If ED, ER, ES or ING sit next to each other, check every word that can reach them.
- Try the Express grid for practice. The daily 3 by 3 Express puzzle is small enough to solve in a minute or two, and the solver handles it with the 3 by 3 setting.
Why the counts may not match
Squaredle uses its own word list, split into required words and bonus words. The solver uses a general English dictionary with offensive words removed, so its totals will be close but not identical. Use the results to get unstuck or check a word, then confirm it in the game.
Other grid and word solvers
The Word Hunt solver and Boggle solver use the same path rules on full boards with points for each word. For letter wheels and honeycombs, try the Spelling Bee solver. When you want a daily five letter puzzle, play Canuckle or check today's Canuckle hints.