A year
Yeardle, Chrondle and Guess The Date narrow down a date.
10 history Wordle games for history buffs
Wordle works because it is one shared puzzle a day, a few guesses, feedback after each one and a result you can share. These history games borrow that formula for years, people, events and places.
By Rachel Tublitz, creator of Wherio · Updated
Daily puzzle
Round 3 of 5Use hint
In 1453, this city became the capital of the Ottoman Empire after a pivotal siege.
Confirm: 🇹🇷 Turkey
The short answer
Yeardle is the most Wordle-like history game: eight guesses to find a year, with colors showing how close you are. Chronle does the same for putting events in order, Historydle for guessing a historical figure, and Dawn of Time for identifying a person from clues. For history plus geography, Wherio gives five events a day and a shareable result.
What do you want to guess?
Every game here is a daily puzzle with feedback. The difference is the answer.
An order
Chronle and Historicale ask you to arrange events.
A person or event
Historydle, Dawn of Time and Witness Archives hide a name.
A place
Wherio and WhenTaken ask where history happened.
History Wordle games side by side
Yeardle
Guess the year three events share, in eight tries, with closeness colors
- Format
- Daily · 8 guesses + unlimited
- You answer with
- Year
- Cost
- Free with ads
- Archive
- No
Chronle
Drag history events into chronological order within six moves
- Format
- Daily · 6 moves
- You answer with
- Order
- Cost
- Free
- Archive
- Yes, with free sign-in
Historydle
Guess a historical figure from colored attribute feedback, a quote or a portrait
- Format
- Daily · 4 modes
- You answer with
- Person
- Cost
- Free, no account
- Archive
- No
Chrondle
Narrow down one event's year as up to six clues are revealed
- Format
- Daily · plus an ordering mode
- You answer with
- Year range
- Cost
- Free
- Archive
- Yes
Dawn of Time
Name a historical figure from up to five clues: birth year, places, role and portrait
- Format
- Daily · 5 guesses
- You answer with
- Person
- Cost
- Free
- Archive
- Yes
Historicale
Put six events that happened on today's date in order, oldest to newest
- Format
- Daily · 6 events
- You answer with
- Order
- Cost
- Free
- Archive
- Yes
Witness Archives
Name a historical event from in-character diary entries, telegrams and reports
- Format
- Daily · 5 clues, 5 lives
- You answer with
- Event
- Cost
- Free, no ads
- Archive
- No
Guess The Date
Name the exact day, month and year of one clue, with color-coded feedback
- Format
- Daily · 1 event
- You answer with
- Full date
- Cost
- Free, no ads
- Archive
- Yes
WhenTaken
Pin where and when each photo was taken, from 1860 to today
- Format
- Daily · 5 rounds
- You answer with
- Map pin + year
- Cost
- Free with ads
- Archive
- Yes
Wherio
Read a written historical event, then tap the country where it happened
- Format
- Daily · 5 rounds
- You answer with
- Country
- Cost
- Free; optional Pro
- Archive
- 2 free plays a day; unlimited with Pro
| Game | What you do | Format | You answer with | Cost | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeardle | Guess the year three events share, in eight tries, with closeness colors | Daily · 8 guesses + unlimited | Year | Free with ads | No |
| Chronle | Drag history events into chronological order within six moves | Daily · 6 moves | Order | Free | Yes, with free sign-in |
| Historydle | Guess a historical figure from colored attribute feedback, a quote or a portrait | Daily · 4 modes | Person | Free, no account | No |
| Chrondle | Narrow down one event's year as up to six clues are revealed | Daily · plus an ordering mode | Year range | Free | Yes |
| Dawn of Time | Name a historical figure from up to five clues: birth year, places, role and portrait | Daily · 5 guesses | Person | Free | Yes |
| Historicale | Put six events that happened on today's date in order, oldest to newest | Daily · 6 events | Order | Free | Yes |
| Witness Archives | Name a historical event from in-character diary entries, telegrams and reports | Daily · 5 clues, 5 lives | Event | Free, no ads | No |
| Guess The Date | Name the exact day, month and year of one clue, with color-coded feedback | Daily · 1 event | Full date | Free, no ads | Yes |
| WhenTaken | Pin where and when each photo was taken, from 1860 to today | Daily · 5 rounds | Map pin + year | Free with ads | Yes |
| Wherio | Read a written historical event, then tap the country where it happened | Daily · 5 rounds | Country | Free; optional Pro | 2 free plays a day; unlimited with Pro |
What each game does differently
There is no universal winner. Each pick below says who it suits and where another game on the list does the job better.
1. Yeardle
Yeardle shows three events that happened in the same year and gives you eight guesses to name it. Each guess is colored by how close it is, though you decide whether to go higher or lower. It is the closest thing to Wordle for dates.
Visit Yeardle (opens in a new tab)2. Chronle
By Andrew Henry
Chronle gives you a set of events and six moves to put them in order. Correct positions turn green after each attempt, exactly like Wordle letters. A free sign-in unlocks past puzzles.
Visit Chronle (opens in a new tab)3. Historydle
Historydle works like the guess-the-character games: name a historical figure, and each guess is colored by era, region and role. Separate modes use a quote, a portrait or places. It is free and needs no account.
Visit Historydle (opens in a new tab)4. Chrondle
Chrondle reveals up to six clues about an event and asks for a year range. The tighter your range, the better your score, which adds a betting element Wordle does not have. It also has an ordering mode and an archive.
Visit Chrondle (opens in a new tab)5. Dawn of Time
By Ahsan Riaz
Dawn of Time reveals one clue per wrong guess: birth year, birthplace, death place, role and finally a portrait. Five guesses at most, and the fewer you need the better.
Visit Dawn of Time (opens in a new tab)6. Historicale
By Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle
Historicale asks you to order six events from today's date and shares your result as a row of colored squares. It comes from Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle.
Visit Historicale (opens in a new tab)7. Witness Archives
Witness Archives gives you a daily case: five in-character documents, such as diary entries and telegrams, and five lives to name the historical event. It is the most atmospheric game on the list.
Visit Witness Archives (opens in a new tab)8. Guess The Date
Guess The Date asks for the full day, month and year of one clue, with colors for close and correct answers and hints when you are stuck. Topics include music and sport as well as history.
Visit Guess The Date (opens in a new tab)9. WhenTaken
By Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle
WhenTaken is from Worldle's studio. Five photos a day, each answered with a map pin and a year, and a score out of 1,000 to share.
Visit WhenTaken (opens in a new tab)
10. Wherio
Wherio is our game. Like Wordle, everyone gets the same puzzle each day and a colored result to share. Each of its five rounds is a written historical event, and you tap the country where it happened. Near misses still score, and every round ends with the story.
Compared with Wherio: Most history Wordles ask when or who. Wherio asks where, and scores by distance instead of right or wrong.
Play Wherio freeWordle strategy, applied to history
The habits that help with Wordle carry over surprisingly well.
Open wide
A first guess in the middle of the range, like 1800 in Yeardle, tells you the most. Halve the gap with each guess after that.
Use every bit of feedback
Colored attributes in Historydle eliminate eras and regions at once. Read all of them before guessing again.
Fame beats age
In Wherio's own data, ancient events were not harder than modern ones. Well-known subjects are easy in any era, obscure ones are hard in any era.
Share the result, not the answer
Every game here has a spoiler-free share. Group chats keep streaks alive longer than willpower does.
The daily history puzzle that asks where
Wherio keeps the parts of Wordle that make it a habit: one shared puzzle, a quick finish and a result to share. The difference is that each answer is a place in history.
- One shared puzzle a day
- Five written historical events
- A colored, spoiler-free result to share
- A short explanation after every guess
Wherio by the numbers
Daily puzzles from June 1 to October 11, 2026, from Wherio's own analytics.
- guesses on daily puzzles
- 87,700+
- landed on the exact country
- 42%
- more were near misses worth 700+ points
- 1 in 8
- median distance of a wrong guess
- 1,050 km
How this guide was put together
Rachel Tublitz builds Wherio, so Wherio is on this list and marked as our game. Every other game was checked on its live site in October 2026 for format, cost, archive access and whether you need an account. The order reflects how well each game fits this particular search, not whether it competes with us.
Games change often. If something here is out of date, email hello@wherio.app and we will fix it.
History Wordle games, answered
Is there a Wordle for history?
Yes, several. Yeardle is the closest, with eight guesses to find a year. Chronle orders events, Historydle finds a historical figure and Wherio places five events on a map.
What is the best history Wordle game?
Yeardle is the best for dates, Chronle for chronology and Historydle for famous people. Wherio is the best pick if you want history and geography together.
Are history Wordle games free?
Yes. Every game on this list has a free daily puzzle in the browser.
Is there a history Wordle with a map?
Wherio asks which country each of five historical events happened in. WhenTaken asks for a pin and a year for historical photos.