Guide
How to play Wordfall
Wordfall is Trailhead's hangman: uncover the hidden word letter by letter before you run out of tries. Free in the browser, with a scoring layer that rewards winning with few wrong guesses and gambling on rare letters.
Play now · WordfallHow to play
- 1Look at the dashes: each is a letter of the secret word.
- 2Pick a letter with the keyboard.
- 3A hit shows it in the right spots; a miss costs you a try.
- 4Uncover the whole word before your tries run out.
Tips to score higher
- Open with the common vowels (A, E, O) to reveal the word's shape.
- Rare letters are worth more points but cost more when they miss: gamble them once you have a read.
- Win with few wrong guesses so the efficiency multiplier lifts your score.
Frequently asked questions
- Is it free?
- Yes, in the browser with no login and no install. An account is only for the online leaderboard and syncing.
- How do I score more?
- Each letter is worth points (rarer ones more); winning with few misses applies an efficiency multiplier, and there is a combo for consecutive hits.