Guide
Daily word puzzle: two words, one guess
Dualword is a free daily word puzzle. Two hidden five-letter words, one guess that scores both, eight tries. Browser, no account, works offline.
Play today's pair
Open dualword.swizzleworks.com. Type a five-letter word. It is scored against both hidden answers at once. You have eight tries to find the pair. That is the whole daily, and most people finish it in a few minutes.
There is no sign-in. Today's pair is resolved on your device, so the page works offline once it has loaded. A new pair arrives at midnight in America/New York.
Why the tile is split
Most dailies hide one word. Dualword hides two. You still type one five-letter guess. That guess is scored twice.
The top half of a tile is word one. The bottom half is word two. Navy is the right letter in the right spot. Gold is in the word, but elsewhere. Gray is not in that word. A letter can be navy on top and gray on the bottom. That is the whole trick.
How a turn actually feels
After a guess, you read two stories at once. Maybe S is locked for word one and useless for word two. Maybe A is gold on the bottom only. You are building two word shapes from the same letters.
When one word lands, it flies up into a dock chip so the remaining word has room. Finish both, or use the last try, then share the half-circle grid if you want. The Dualword guide on reading a split tile walks through one board.
Make it stick without guilt
Miss a day? Start again tomorrow. Streaks count finished dailies, win or loss, but a broken streak is not homework.
You do not need a public leaderboard for a daily to count. Reading the split tiles is the reward.
Not the only two-word daily
Other games also hide two five-letter words. Dordle shows two boards side by side. Xordle uses one board and never lets the two words share a letter. Dualword uses one board and shows both results on each tile. The Dordle vs Dualword guide has the table. The multi-word guessing games guide goes from one hidden word up to eight.
What this is not
This is not a path puzzle. If you want letters already on a board and a route to find, that is Onword. If you want two visible words and one letter to move, that is Affix. Dualword keeps the answers hidden.
It is also not a kids' alphabet game. For ages 4 to 7 letter practice, use Fasty Letters.
Frequently asked questions
Do I play two separate guessing games?
No. One board, one guess list, two answers. Each guess is scored against both words on the same tiles.
Is there an official midnight reset?
Yes. A new pair arrives at midnight in America/New York. Puzzle #1 was August 22, 2026.
Is Dualword free?
Yes. Play free in the browser at dualword.swizzleworks.com. There is no account and no paywall on the daily. iOS and Android apps will also be free when they ship.
Does it work offline?
Yes, once the page has loaded. Today's pair is resolved on your device, so you can finish it without a connection.
Where else should I look?
The Dordle vs Dualword guide compares the two-word dailies. The letter-transfer puzzle guide covers Affix. The word games hub links Dualword, Affix, Onword, and early literacy options.
Built around Dualword in the Word games & puzzles hub.