About Blurdle

Blurdle is a daily picture puzzle. Each day there’s one blurry photo, the same for everyone, and six guesses to work out what it is. Every wrong guess brings it a little more into focus.

How it started

Blurdle launched on 20 May 2022, in the middle of the Wordle craze, when it felt like every subject under the sun was getting its own five-minute daily game. Words, countries, songs and maps were all covered. Photos seemed like an obvious gap: everyone knows the feeling of squinting at a fuzzy picture and suddenly seeing what it is.

The puzzle numbers have carried on counting ever since, one a day. In 2026 the game was rebuilt from the ground up, with a full archive of past puzzles, and with the answer checked on the server so the photo can’t be un-blurred by peeking at the page source. If you played the original, your stats and streak came across with you.

Where the photos come from

Every photo in Blurdle comes from Wikimedia Commons, the free media library behind Wikipedia. They’re all published under free licences, such as Creative Commons or the public domain, by photographers who chose to share their work with the world.

Once a puzzle is finished, the reveal shows who took the photo, the licence it’s used under and a link back to the original file on Commons. The short description of each subject comes from Wikipedia. Blurdle wouldn’t exist without the people who contribute to both, so if you enjoy the game, consider uploading a photo of your own or supporting Wikimedia.

Who makes it

Blurdle is made by Adam Young. It’s a one-person side project, kept free to play by a small number of ads. There are no accounts and no sign-ups, and your game history stays in your own browser. The privacy policy has the details.

New to the game? Start with how to play, or head straight to today’s puzzle.