If you love Wordle and you love maps, this is your daily fix. Guess the Country by Shape is the geography Wordle: we show you the outline of a mystery country, and you have six tries to name it.
Every wrong guess gives you three clues — how far your guess is from the answer, an arrow pointing toward it, and a proximity percentage that runs hotter as you close in. There’s a new country every day (the same one for everyone, worldwide), plus an endless mode when one puzzle isn’t enough.
It’s free, works on any phone or desktop, needs no account, and runs entirely in your browser. Solve it, then copy your spoiler-free emoji grid and challenge your friends.
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How to play
- Look at the mystery country’s outline. It’s shown upright and to scale — no labels, no colors.
- Type a country name and pick it from the list. That’s one of your six guesses.
- Read the hints: the distance to the answer, the direction arrow pointing toward it, and the proximity % (closer = hotter).
- Use the clues to narrow it down and guess again — you have up to six tries.
- Win or lose, hit Share result to copy your emoji grid, and see the answer on the world map.
Game modes
Daily
One mystery country per day, the same for everyone in the world (it changes at 00:00 UTC). Build a streak by solving it day after day — your stats and streak are saved on your device.
Endless
Can’t stop at one? Endless mode serves up a fresh random country every round, so you can practice as long as you like without touching your daily streak.
How the hints work
After each incorrect guess, the arrow points from your guessed country toward the hidden one — an up-arrow means “head north,” a right-arrow means “head east,” and so on. The distance is the great-circle distance between the two countries (toggle km or miles), and the proximity percentage turns from cool to hot as you get closer. Together they triangulate the answer surprisingly fast.
The geography behind it
Country outlines are weirdly recognizable once you start paying attention — Italy’s boot, Chile’s ribbon, the diamond of India. We render each silhouette rotated to its own center so countries that straddle the date line (like Russia) don’t wrap, and we trim far-flung overseas territories so you see the mainland shape you picture in your head. It’s a fast, low-stakes way to get genuinely better at world geography.
Frequently asked questions
How do I play Guess the Country by Shape?
You are shown the outline of a mystery country. Type a country name (autocomplete helps) and submit. You have 6 guesses. After each wrong guess you get three hints: the distance to the answer, an arrow pointing toward it, and a proximity percentage. Use them to zero in on the right country.
Is it the same country for everyone each day?
Yes. In Daily mode the mystery country is chosen from the date in UTC, so every player worldwide gets the same outline on the same day. That is what makes sharing your result grid fun and comparable. The puzzle changes at 00:00 UTC.
What do the arrows and percentages mean?
After a wrong guess, the arrow points from your guessed country toward the answer (for example, an up-arrow means the answer is to the north). The percentage is how close you are: 100% is correct, and the color gets hotter as you approach. Distance is the great-circle distance between the two countries.
Can I keep playing after the daily puzzle?
Yes – switch to Endless mode for a fresh random country every round, as many times as you like. Your daily result is saved so you can come back and share it, while Endless lets you practice without affecting your daily streak.
How many countries are included?
About 167 countries – the sovereign states with a mappable outline. Tiny island microstates that are hard to render as a recognizable silhouette are left out.
Where does the map and country data come from?
Country outlines come from world-atlas (Natural Earth) and country names and codes from Wikidata. Distances use each country’s mainland centroid. Everything runs in your browser – no account, no tracking.
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