Mini Games
Daily Hangul Word Puzzle
Guess the hidden 4-syllable Korean word in 6 tries! A Wordle-style puzzle for Hangul readers, with color hints for each syllable's initial consonant, vowel and final consonant.
How to Play
- The answer is a 4-syllable Korean word or expression (e.g. 김치찌개 kimchi stew, 일석이조 two birds with one stone), so you'll need to read Hangul. Any 4 complete syllables count as a guess — they don't have to be real words.
- Build each syllable from consonants and vowels on the on-screen dubeolsik keyboard; ⇧ adds ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ ㅒ ㅖ. On a computer you can also type directly with a Korean IME or a QWERTY keyboard.
- After you submit, each syllable gets bars for its initial consonant, vowel and final consonant. Yellow means that jamo appears somewhere else in the answer, even in another syllable.
- A syllable you type without a final consonant (batchim) shows only 2 bars. Compound jamo like ㅘ or ㄳ count as one. Solve it in 6 tries!
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Daily Hangul Word Puzzle is a five-letter-style guessing game rebuilt for Korean. The answer is a four-syllable Korean word or expression — four-character idioms like 일석이조 (two birds with one stone), dishes like 김치찌개 (kimchi stew), places, loanwords and everyday phrases, about 200 in all — and you have six tries. It's made for people who read Hangul, from native speakers to learners who already know the alphabet; if you can't read Korean yet, the answers will mean little.
Each syllable is scored by its parts. After you submit, a syllable shows a bar for its initial consonant, its vowel and, if your syllable has one, its final consonant (batchim): green means that jamo is in the same slot of the answer, yellow means it appears somewhere else in the answer — even in a different syllable — and gray means it isn't there. Compound vowels such as ㅘ and double finals such as ㄳ count as one unit, so ㅘ against ㅏ is simply gray. Syllables you type without a batchim show only two bars and reveal nothing about the answer's final consonants, so openers with batchim and varied vowels tell you more.
Build syllables on the on-screen dubeolsik keyboard (⇧ for ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ ㅒ ㅖ). On a computer you can type directly with a Korean IME or a plain QWERTY layout, which follows the standard dubeolsik key positions. Any four complete syllables are accepted as a guess, even if they don't form a real word. A new puzzle starts at midnight on your device's clock, and your stats stay in your browser. When you finish, share an emoji grid with two or three squares per syllable, or send a challenge link.
This is an independent Giggleus game. It is not affiliated with The New York Times or its Wordle game, nor with other Korean word-puzzle sites.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Do I need to know Korean to play?
A. You need to read Hangul. The answers are everyday Korean words and expressions, so the game suits native speakers and learners who know the alphabet and some vocabulary.
Q. What do the colored bars mean?
A. Each syllable gets one bar for its initial consonant, one for its vowel and, if your syllable has a final consonant, one for that. Green is the right jamo in the right slot, yellow is a jamo found elsewhere in the answer, and gray is not in the answer.
Q. How do I type Korean letters?
A. Tap consonants and vowels on the on-screen dubeolsik keyboard and the game assembles them into syllables; ⇧ gives double consonants. On a computer, a Korean IME or a QWERTY keyboard both work.
Q. Do my guesses have to be real words?
A. No. Any four complete Hangul syllables are accepted, so you can submit a combination built only to test jamo. Only the answer is a real word.