History Wordle games, compared
Several daily history puzzles have grown up alongside Wordle, and the similar names hide the fact that they ask completely different things of you. Here is what each one actually does, so you can pick the one you will enjoy.
Play today's TimdleFree, no account, about two minutesThe games
Each of these is an independent project by different people. Timdle is ours; every description below was checked against the game's own site.
Timdle ours
Nine historical events, one already pinned. Place the other eight in chronological order, one at a time, with no year ever typed. Also runs Endless, Music and Math modes.
Play today's puzzleHistorydle
Name a mystery historical figure from progressively unlocked clues.
Chronle
Arrange a set of historical events into chronological order, with six attempts.
Yeardle
Three events that share a year — work out which year, in eight tries.
Wikitrivia
Place cards drawn from Wikidata onto a timeline — an effectively unlimited pool.
How they actually differ
Three different questions hide behind the similar names, and knowing which one a game asks tells you immediately whether you will enjoy it:
- Name the thing. Historydle hides a historical figure and feeds you clues until you get it. This is the closest structural match to Wordle.
- Order the things. Timdle, Chronle and Wikitrivia all give you real items and ask what sequence they go in. None of them asks for a date. They differ in how you commit and where the content comes from — Chronle arranges a whole set across six attempts, Wikitrivia draws endlessly from Wikidata, and Timdle deals a curated nine one card at a time.
- Date the thing. Yeardle gives you three events that share a year and asks you to name that year, narrowing by higher/lower over eight tries.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a Wordle for history?
- There are several, and they are not variations on one game. Historydle hides a historical figure to name. Timdle, Chronle and Wikitrivia ask you to order things in time. Yeardle wants a specific year. The shared -dle suffix only means 'daily puzzle in the Wordle mould'.
- Are these games related to each other?
- No. Every game listed here is a separate project by separate people, including Timdle. Similar names are a naming convention, not a shared origin or a family of products.
- Which one should I start with?
- If you want to reason about how history fits together, start with an ordering game — Timdle is the one with a curated daily plus Music, Math and Endless modes. If you specifically want Wordle's structure of narrowing down one hidden answer, Historydle is the closest match. If you want a specific year rather than an order, that is Yeardle.
- Are they free?
- Historydle, Chronle, Yeardle and Wikitrivia are all free to play, and Timdle is free for the daily puzzle in every mode.