Nerdle Answer Today: How to Solve the Daily Nerdle Puzzle
- Update (October 2026): Nerdle now publishes its own daily answers.
- Nerdle is a free online math game inspired by Wordle.
- Nerdle's answers page covers seven games: classic, mini, micro, midi, maxi, speed and instant Nerdle.
Update (October 2026): Nerdle now publishes its own daily answers. Its official answers page shows today’s solution for classic Nerdle and several other versions, with an archive going back to 2022. This guide explains how the game works, so you can solve the puzzle yourself and check the answer only if you are stuck.
Nerdle is a free online math game inspired by Wordle. Instead of a five-letter word, you have to find a hidden calculation. You get six guesses to do it.
Where to find today’s Nerdle answer
Nerdle’s answers page covers seven games: classic, mini, micro, midi, maxi, speed and instant Nerdle.
Each day’s answer is added automatically once the puzzle goes live at 00:01 UTC. Nerdle says the answers come from the same solution list the games use, so they always match the puzzle you are playing.
Every archive stretches back to the game’s launch in 2022, so you can look up any past date. Missed a day and would rather play it than read the answer? Nerdle also lets you replay previous games.
What time does the new puzzle come out?
According to Nerdle’s FAQ, the daily reset is set to midnight GMT (UK time), so that everyone plays the same puzzle. Here is when that falls in other time zones:
| Time zone | New puzzle at |
|---|---|
| GMT (UK) | Midnight |
| EST | 7pm |
| PST | 4pm |
| CET | 1am |
| JST | 9am |
| AET | 11am |
Prefer your own local midnight? Select “use local time” in the game’s settings.
How to play classic Nerdle
- Go to nerdlegame.com and open the classic 8-digit game.
- Enter a guess of eight characters using the numbers 0 to 9 and the symbols + – * / =.
- Make sure the guess is a correct calculation with exactly one equals sign. The right-hand side must be a single number.
- Submit the guess and read the colors.
- Use the clues to improve your next guess. You have six guesses in total.
You can play in any browser without an app. A free account is optional. It lets you save your stats across devices, earn badges and track your streaks.
What do the colors mean?
- Green: the character is in the solution and in the right spot.
- Purple: the character is in the solution but in the wrong spot.
- Black: the character is not in the solution.
If you use a character more often than it appears in the answer, the extra copies show grey.
Rules that catch people out
- Standard order of operations applies: * and / are worked out before + and -.
- Answers can be written in a different order if they are mathematically the same. If the answer is 10+20=30, then 20+10=30 is also accepted.
- Answers do not start with a negative number or have a negative number after the equals sign.
- Answers do not use leading zeros or lone zeros. The exception is 0 on its own after the equals sign, as in 5-3-2=0.
Three tips for solving it faster
- Open with a guess that uses as many different digits and symbols as possible, so each row teaches you more.
- Work out where the equals sign goes early. It narrows down how long the answer can be.
- Remember the order of operations when you check whether a guess is valid.
Who made Nerdle, and what else can you play?
Classic Nerdle launched in January 2022. It was created by Richard Mann and his daughter Imogen, and built by Marcus Tettmar.
According to the classic game’s page, there are 17,723 curated solutions, enough for a unique daily puzzle until 2070.
The site has since grown into a family of more than 20 games. Sizes range from the 5-digit micro to the 10-digit maxi. There are also multi-puzzle, timed, crossword-style and head-to-head versions.
