Word game

Tusmo

Find the mystery word in 6 tries

Tusmo is a free online word game where you guess a French word of 5 to 8 letters in 6 tries, starting from its given first letter, with a new grid every day.

Duration: 2–4 min
Difficulty: Medium
Skill: Deduction
Price: Free

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This word game is played in French.

How to play?

Every day, a mystery word whose length and first letter you already know. With each guess, correctly placed letters turn green and letters that appear elsewhere in the word turn orange. Six tries to nail it — and if you run dry, free play lets you carry on.

The daily word is announced by its length and its first letter.
Submit a word of the right length, starting with that letter.
Every letter is rated: correctly placed, present elsewhere, or absent.
Six tries count towards your score; beyond that, keep playing freely or reveal the solution.

Why play?

Five minutes a day that keep your vocabulary sharp.
The same grid for everyone, so the daily leaderboard actually means something.
Free play means no game is ever lost halfway through.

Tips

For your opening guess, pick a word that starts with the given letter and packs common vowels (E, A, I) plus frequent consonants such as R, S, T or N.
A letter is only highlighted as many times as it appears in the word: guess two Es and only one lights up, and the word has a single E.
Green letters stay locked in place from one guess to the next. Focus on the empty squares and move each orange letter to a position you have not tried yet.
Don't hunt for accents: the keyboard has none, and É, È or Ê are typed as a plain E.
A joker reveals one letter, never the first, but it costs points. Save it for your last tries, when a single square is holding you back, rather than spending it early.

Frequently asked questions

How do you play Tusmo?

You have 6 tries to guess the word of the day. Its length and first letter are shown. After each guess, a green letter is in the right spot, an orange letter appears elsewhere in the word and a grey letter is not in it at all. Solve it within 6 tries to win.

Is Tusmo free to play?

Yes. Tusmo is completely free and runs in your browser, on desktop or mobile, with nothing to download. You can play today's word without an account; a free account unlocks the archive of past days, and SIWA+ (€18 a year) removes ads and adds advanced stats.

What is the difference between Tusmo and Wordle?

The colour clues work the same way, but Tusmo is played in French, with words of 5 to 8 letters instead of 5, and the first letter is given, as in the French TV show Motus. After 6 missed tries, you can also keep going in free play.

What happens if I don't find the word in 6 tries?

The game doesn't end there: you can keep guessing in free play, without scoring, or reveal the answer. A word found after the sixth try counts as a loss on the leaderboard with a capped score, but extra guesses never push your score any lower.

When does the Tusmo word of the day change?

A new word arrives every day at midnight, in your local time. Everyone plays the same word that day, so the daily leaderboard is a fair comparison. Past words stay playable in the archive with a free account.