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Checkmate the computer in as few moves as possible
Guess the poem from a fragment — a new poem daily
Poemdle is a daily browser puzzle game where players identify a poem from a fragment. Each day presents a single line drawn from somewhere in a poem, and with each wrong guess or skip more surrounding lines are revealed — two lines, then four, then eight, then the full poem — across five total guesses. The game sources its poems from PoetryDB (CC BY 4.0) and Wikisource, all in English and in the public domain, with poet notes drawn from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata. Guesses naming a poem by the same poet are highlighted in amber.
You start with one line from somewhere in the poem; each wrong guess or skip reveals more context — two lines, then four, then eight, and finally the entire poem for your last guess.
Daily gives everyone the same new poem each day, while Endless serves random poems continuously with its own running tally.
A wrong guess by the correct poet is marked in amber and shared as 🟨, helping narrow the answer.
Search by title or poet; every poem in the library is listed, best known first, and all poems are in English and in the public domain.
Use the Poets option to draw only from the poets you choose.
Poems come from PoetryDB (CC BY 4.0) and Wikisource; poet notes come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata.
You are shown one line from somewhere in a poem and must name the poem. You have five guesses; each wrong guess (or skip) reveals more of the poem — two lines, then four, then eight, and finally the entire poem before your last guess.
The site does not state any pricing or payment requirement; the game is playable directly in the browser.
All poems are in English and in the public domain, sourced from PoetryDB (CC BY 4.0) and Wikisource. Longer works appear as excerpts.
Daily gives everyone the same new poem each day. Endless keeps serving random poems with its own running tally, so you can play beyond the daily puzzle.
Checkmate the computer in as few moves as possible
Yes — the Poets option lets you draw only from the poets you choose.
If you guess a poem by the right poet but the wrong title, the guess is marked in amber and shares as 🟨.
Yes, you can search by title or poet, and every poem in the library is listed, best known first.
