# dle

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #85,184

## Definitions
1. A short, daily web-based guessing game or puzzle, especially one of many played one after another.

## Etymology
Back-formation from Wordle (“web-based word game”), imitating the apparent suffix (taken from the surname of developer Josh Wardle).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dle