How to play Letterboxdle
Letterboxdle is a daily movie-guessing game on letterboxdle.net. You are naming a film from reviews, not drawing a 12-letter square the way Letter Boxed does.
Six tries, five clues
- You start with one real Letterboxd review. The title has been removed.
- Search for a film and submit a guess. A wrong guess opens the next review.
- Reviews run from harder to easier. The public page says the five clues are curated that way.
- On the sixth try you also get a blurred poster and the watch count.
- A right guess ends the round. The share line is text, not an image.
The example is puzzle 36, not 86
The how-to-play page says “This example uses Letterboxdle #86.” The review on that page, from dǝnis, reads “luckiest unlucky guy that has ever been” (754 likes in the build research, 1,041 likes in the earlier research pass). The title it reveals is Slumdog Millionaire (2008, Danny Boyle). The public record for puzzle 36 is Slumdog Millionaire. Puzzle 86 is The Big Lebowski (1998, Joel Coen). I do not repeat the page's label as the answer.
Three modes
| Mode | Cadence | What you do | Known since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | Daily | Six tries, five reviews | 27 Jul 2026 (puzzle 1) |
| Higher or lower | Daily | Pick the film with more watches or a higher rating | 23 Oct 2026 |
| List challenge | Always on | Guess inside one of eight fixed lists | Launch day not stated |
Scoring, ties, and streaks for Higher or Lower are not written on the public mode page. I am leaving those cells empty rather than filling them from the classic rules.
How I read a clue
A year, a city, or a festival name is usually safer than a joke. Cast first names leak faster than plot. The sixth-try watch count is a relative popularity hint within Letterboxd; it is not a box-office figure or a quality rating. Skip a guess if the search box is offering the title you almost typed; the public board has a Skip control.
Share text from the game, checked in the site script on 11 Nov 2026, looks like “I guessed today's #Letterboxdle #107 in 4 tries” plus a row of green, white, and arrow squares and a link back to the classic board. A miss reads “I couldn't guess #Letterboxdle #107 today”. That sample used 107 because that was the number in the script when it was read.
See today's answer or the archive if you want a past board. Rules for the other two modes are on Modes.
Questions
How many guesses does Letterboxdle allow?
Six. The first five unlock Letterboxd reviews, hardest first. The sixth try adds a blurred poster and the title's watch count.
Does Letterboxdle need an account?
No. The public how-to-play page does not ask you to sign in. A win streak is stored in the browser on letterboxdle.net.
Is there a colorblind mode?
Yes. The settings on the game site can switch the result colors to blue and orange.
Sources
- Letterboxdle how to play — checked 2026-11-11
- Classic board — checked 2026-11-11
- Slumdog Millionaire on Letterboxd — checked 2026-11-11
- The Big Lebowski on Wikipedia — checked 2026-11-11