Hardest SWordle Words
The past SWordle answers that stumped the most players, month by month. October's hardest: E-X77, which beat 62% 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.
October 2026: the words that broke everyone
16,000+ finished games, 3 – 31 Oct 2026.
#
Word
Missed
Winners by guess number
123456
1
E-X77#1730 · Oct 24
62.2%
35%29%29%
Guess 1: 3%, Guess 2: 0%, Guess 3: 3%, Guess 4: 35%, Guess 5: 29%, Guess 6: 29%
2
MEEKA#1724 · Oct 18
41.2%
23%36%32%
Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 3%, Guess 3: 5%, Guess 4: 23%, Guess 5: 36%, Guess 6: 32%
3
K-344#1711 · Oct 5
37.4%
64%22%
Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 0%, Guess 3: 1%, Guess 4: 64%, Guess 5: 22%, Guess 6: 10%
4
ZOTTI#1714 · Oct 8
34.4%
50%18%28%
Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 1%, Guess 3: 1%, Guess 4: 50%, Guess 5: 18%, Guess 6: 28%
5
JEZZI#1710 · Oct 4
34.3%
46%26%23%
Guess 1: 1%, Guess 2: 1%, Guess 3: 2%, Guess 4: 46%, Guess 5: 26%, Guess 6: 23%
6
TEENE#1727 · Oct 21
31.5%
20%34%36%
Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 2%, Guess 3: 6%, Guess 4: 20%, Guess 5: 34%, Guess 6: 36%
7
KEEVE#1725 · Oct 19
29.9%
34%34%27%
Guess 1: 1%, Guess 2: 1%, Guess 3: 2%, Guess 4: 34%, Guess 5: 34%, Guess 6: 27%
8
CHIGG#1722 · Oct 16
29.4%
48%25%20%
Guess 1: 1%, Guess 2: 1%, Guess 3: 5%, Guess 4: 48%, Guess 5: 25%, Guess 6: 20%
9
MIRAJ#1715 · Oct 9
27.3%
50%19%24%
Guess 1: 2%, Guess 2: 2%, Guess 3: 2%, Guess 4: 50%, Guess 5: 19%, Guess 6: 24%
10
NUSSI#1732 · Oct 26
25.7%
30%38%24%
Guess 1: 3%, Guess 2: 1%, Guess 3: 4%, Guess 4: 30%, Guess 5: 38%, Guess 6: 24%
Easiest of the month: ROGUE (3.3% missed), CHOKE (3.6% missed), LUCAS (3.8% missed).
September 2026: the words that broke everyone
16,000+ finished games, 1 – 30 Sep 2026.
#
Word
Missed
Winners by guess number
123456
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, tap a word above for its story, or browse the full word list.