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Hardest SWordle Words

The past SWordle answers that stumped the most players, month by month. September's hardest: VIZAM, which beat more than half of everyone who tried it.

Every day SWordle picks one Star Wars word, and most days most of you get it. Some days you don’t. These are the answers that beat the most players, ranked by the share of finished games that ran out of guesses.

September 2026: the words that broke everyone

16,000+ finished games, 1 – 30 Sep 2026.

# Word Missed Winners by guess number
1 VIZAM#1693 · Sep 17 53.3% 32%27%32% Guess 1: 3%, Guess 2: 2%, Guess 3: 5%, Guess 4: 32%, Guess 5: 27%, Guess 6: 32%
2 M1-4X#1682 · Sep 6 41.8% 32%42%18% Guess 1: 4%, Guess 2: 2%, Guess 3: 3%, Guess 4: 32%, Guess 5: 42%, Guess 6: 18%
3 SK-0T#1677 · Sep 1 35.1% 48%32%15% Guess 1: 1%, Guess 2: 1%, Guess 3: 2%, Guess 4: 48%, Guess 5: 32%, Guess 6: 15%
4 ALCOR#1697 · Sep 21 35.0% 27%32%26% Guess 1: 1%, Guess 2: 3%, Guess 3: 12%, Guess 4: 27%, Guess 5: 32%, Guess 6: 26%
5 FARIS#1700 · Sep 24 32.2% 49%21%18% Guess 1: 1%, Guess 2: 2%, Guess 3: 9%, Guess 4: 49%, Guess 5: 21%, Guess 6: 18%
6 VARIO#1698 · Sep 22 30.3% 51%20%18% Guess 1: 1%, Guess 2: 2%, Guess 3: 7%, Guess 4: 51%, Guess 5: 20%, Guess 6: 18%
7 SAGWA#1701 · Sep 25 29.5% 50%24%21% Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 0%, Guess 3: 3%, Guess 4: 50%, Guess 5: 24%, Guess 6: 21%
8 FLARG#1685 · Sep 9 27.1% 25%37%29% Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 1%, Guess 3: 6%, Guess 4: 25%, Guess 5: 37%, Guess 6: 29%
9 MAYZE#1689 · Sep 13 27.1% 48%21%27% Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 0%, Guess 3: 2%, Guess 4: 48%, Guess 5: 21%, Guess 6: 27%
10 GORSE#1683 · Sep 7 26.0% 37%25%24% Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 3%, Guess 3: 9%, Guess 4: 37%, Guess 5: 25%, Guess 6: 24%

Easiest of the month: VADER (2.8% missed), DORME (5.6% missed), HUMAN (5.9% missed).

How we count

A game counts once it’s finished, won or lost. The Missed rate is the share of those games that used all six guesses without finding the word. Hints count as normal play: most players reveal the hint on a tough day, so a word on this list beat people with the hint.

Think you’d have got them? Play today’s SWordle, look up any of these in Star Wars Words, or browse the full word list.