Accessibility Statement

Wordle Global is committed to being accessible to all players, including those who use screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, or other assistive technologies. We target WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance.

What we support

• Screen readers: Game tiles announce their letter and state (correct, present, absent). Guess results are announced via a live region after each submission. Notifications (invalid word, win, lose) use role="alert".
• Keyboard navigation: The entire game is playable with a physical keyboard. A "Skip to game" link is available for keyboard users. Modal dialogs are properly labeled with role="dialog".
• Reduced motion: All animations (tile flip, bounce, shake, key pop) are disabled when the operating system's "reduce motion" preference is enabled.
• High contrast / colorblind mode: Available in Settings. Replaces green/yellow with blue/orange for deuteranopia and protanopia.
• Dark mode: Full dark mode support, togglable in Settings.
• RTL languages: Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Kurdish, and Urdu render right-to-left with correct typing direction.
• 79 languages: Each language has a localized keyboard, diacritic support (long-press for accented characters), and normalized input so accents are optional.

Known limitations

• Color contrast on green and yellow tiles with white text does not meet the 4.5:1 WCAG AA ratio for normal text. We are investigating darker background colors or dark text alternatives.
• The diacritic long-press popup (for accented characters) is not yet accessible via keyboard alone. Keyboard users can type diacritics using their operating system's input method (compose keys, dead keys, etc.).
• Modal focus trapping is not yet implemented. Tab can escape the modal to background content.

Feedback

If you encounter an accessibility barrier, please open a GitHub issue with the "accessibility" label. We take accessibility reports seriously and will respond promptly.

Last updated: March 2026. This statement is reviewed with each major release.