Terms of Service

Welcome to WordHint. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Website at www.wordhint.net and the services made available through it. By using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Website.

1. Introduction

WordHint provides free online word-game hints, answers, solvers, word lists, and related tools. These Terms form a binding agreement between you and WordHint regarding your use of the Website.

2. Eligibility and Accounts

The Website is intended for general audiences. You do not need an account to use most features. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Website complies with applicable laws and these Terms.

3. Description of Services

WordHint offers informational and interactive tools related to word games and puzzles, including daily hints, archives, solvers, and reference content. We may add, modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Website at any time, with or without notice.

The Website is provided for personal, non-commercial use unless we expressly authorize otherwise in writing.

4. User Submissions and Feedback

If you contact us or submit feedback, suggestions, corrections, or other content, you represent that you have the right to provide that material and that it does not violate any law or third-party rights. You grant WordHint a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display submitted content for the purpose of operating, improving, and responding in connection with the Website.

We welcome feedback, but we are under no obligation to use it or compensate you for it.

5. Ownership and Intellectual Property

The Website, including its design, text, graphics, logos, software, databases, and compilation of content, is owned by WordHint or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

These Terms do not grant you any ownership interest in the Website or its content. You may not copy, scrape, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit Website content except as permitted by law or with our prior written consent.

Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Strands, and other game names referenced on the Website are trademarks of their respective owners. WordHint is not affiliated with or endorsed by The New York Times or other game publishers unless expressly stated.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • use the Website for any unlawful purpose or in violation of these Terms;
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, its servers, or related systems;
  • interfere with or disrupt the Website or other users’ access;
  • use automated means to access, scrape, or overload the Website in a manner that exceeds reasonable use or violates our robots rules;
  • introduce malware, spam, or harmful code;
  • misrepresent your affiliation with WordHint or any third party;
  • use the Website in a way that infringes the rights of others.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Website, remember preferences, measure traffic, and support advertising. By using the Website, you consent to our use of cookies and similar technologies as described in our Privacy Policy, subject to any choices available through your browser or applicable consent tools.

8. Third-Party Services, Links, and Advertising

The Website may include links to third-party websites, services, fonts, analytics tools, advertising networks, and other embedded content. WordHint does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, policies, or practices.

Your interactions with third parties are solely between you and the third party. We encourage you to review the terms and privacy policies of any third-party services you use.

We may display advertisements through third-party partners. Ad partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads in accordance with their own policies.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and all content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, WordHint disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of harmful components, or that hints, answers, solver results, or other content will be accurate, complete, or current.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, WordHint and its operators, affiliates, and suppliers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Website.

To the extent any liability cannot be excluded, our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Website or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us, if any, in the twelve months before the claim or (b) one U.S. dollar (US$1).

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless WordHint and its operators from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Website, your submissions, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

12. Termination

We may suspend or restrict access to the Website at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms or if necessary to protect the Website, users, or third parties. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including intellectual-property, disclaimer, limitation-of-liability, and indemnification sections.

13. Privacy and Data Protection

Our collection and use of information is described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

Where applicable, including for users in the European Economic Area, we process personal data in accordance with applicable data-protection laws and the rights described in the Privacy Policy.

14. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

The Website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have received information from a child under 13, please contact us through our contact page.

15. California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

We maintain a Privacy Policy that describes the information we collect and how it may be shared, as required for websites that collect personally identifiable information from California consumers.

16. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Website will be brought in the courts located in the United States, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

17. Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date below and post the revised Terms on this page. Your continued use of the Website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

18. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, please reach us through our contact page.

Last updated: July 1, 2026