How to play Pedantle
One hidden article, as many guesses as you need, one title to find.
- 1
Read the shape of the page
Every word is replaced by a block of the same length. The title sits on top, the article below. Tap a block to see how many letters it has.
- 2
Guess words
If your word is in the article, it appears everywhere it is used. If it is not, but it is close in meaning to a hidden word, it shows in grey in that spot.
- 3
Find the title
As soon as every word of the title is revealed, the whole page opens up. The challenge is to get there in as few guesses as possible.
What is Pedantle?
Pedantle is a Wikipedia guessing game: each day, one English Wikipedia article is hidden word by word, and you have to work out its title. It is the English counterpart of the French game Pédantix.
What makes it different from Wordle-style games is meaning. A guess that is not in the text can still help, because words with a similar sense light up in grey where a hidden word sits.
This version is free, needs no account and runs in your browser. Your streak and statistics are saved on your device.
Pedantle at a glance
- Goal
- Find the title of the hidden page
- Guesses
- Unlimited
- Word found
- Revealed everywhere in the text
- Close word
- Shown in grey in the hidden word's place
- New page
- Every day at midnight
- Price
- Free, no sign-up
Need a Pedantle hint?
The Hint button reveals one hidden word from the article, never a word from the title. Use it when the text still looks like a wall of blocks.
Completely stuck? The flag next to the hint button lets you give up and see the page.Tips to guess the Wikipedia page faster
Habits that cut down your number of guesses.
Probe the page type first
Try “city”, “country”, “born”, “film”, “species” or “war”. Whichever lights up tells you what kind of article you are facing.
Focus on the first sentence
Wikipedia articles almost always open with “X is a…”. The words around that sentence are the most useful ones to uncover.
Follow the grey words
A dark grey word is very close to the hidden one. Try its synonyms, its plural, or a word from the same family.
Try years
Numbers are hidden too. Guessing “1945” or “1889” can place the topic in time in a single move.
Pedantle vs Pédantix
Same idea, two languages.
| Pedantle | Pédantix | Wordle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | English | French | English |
| To find | A Wikipedia page title | A Wikipedia page title | A five-letter word |
| Guesses | Unlimited | Unlimited | 6 |
| Close words | Shown in grey | Shown in grey | No |
Pedantle FAQ
What is Pedantle today?
A new English Wikipedia page every day at midnight. Guess words until you uncover the title, or give up to see it.
Why is a word shown in grey?
Your guess is not in the article, but its meaning is close to a hidden word. The darker the grey, the closer you are.
Are small words hidden?
Very common words such as “the”, “of” or “and” are shown from the start so the text stays readable. Everything else is hidden, numbers included.
Is this Pedantle game free?
Yes. No account, no download: it runs in any browser on phone, tablet or computer.
Is this the official Pedantle?
No. It is an independent version with its own selection of articles. Texts come from Wikipedia under the CC BY-SA licence, with a link to the full article at the end of each game.