Frequently Asked Questions

About Promptle

What is Promptle?

Promptle is a free daily AI image guessing game. Each day, an AI generates an image from a secret 5-word prompt. Players get 6 attempts to guess the exact words. It's like Wordle, but instead of guessing a word, you're reverse-engineering the AI prompt behind an image.

How is Promptle different from Wordle?

In Wordle, you guess a single 5-letter word. In Promptle, you guess a 5-word prompt that was used to generate an AI image. You get visual clues from the image itself, and color feedback (green, yellow, gray) tells you which words are correct, close, or wrong.

Is Promptle free?

Yes, Promptle is completely free to play. There are no ads, no subscriptions, and no in-app purchases. A new puzzle is available every day, and Practice Mode offers unlimited puzzles at no cost.

How often do new puzzles appear?

A new daily puzzle is released every day at midnight. Each puzzle features a unique AI-generated image with a different 5-word prompt. You can also play unlimited puzzles anytime in Practice Mode.

Who makes Promptle?

Promptle is an independent game built to help people develop better AI prompting skills through daily play. Every puzzle is human-curated — real 5-word prompts are tested with AI image generators, then reviewed for quality before going live.

How to Play

How do I play Promptle?

Look at the AI-generated image, then guess the 5-word prompt used to create it. Type your guess and submit. You get color feedback: green means the word is correct and in the right position, yellow means correct word but wrong position, gray means the word isn't in the prompt.

How many guesses do I get?

You get 6 attempts to guess the 5-word prompt. Each guess must be exactly 5 words. After each guess, color feedback helps you narrow down the correct prompt. If you don't solve it in 6 tries, the answer is revealed.

Can I play past puzzles?

The daily puzzle changes every day, and past daily puzzles are not replayable. However, Practice Mode lets you play unlimited random puzzles anytime, so you can always keep practicing your AI prompt guessing skills.

When does the daily puzzle reset?

The daily puzzle resets at midnight local time. A countdown timer on the results screen shows exactly when the next puzzle becomes available. Each day brings a completely new AI-generated image and prompt.

How are streaks tracked?

Your streak counts consecutive days you've solved the daily puzzle. If you miss a day or fail to guess the prompt, your streak resets to zero. Your longest streak is saved permanently. All stats are stored locally on your device.

What is Practice Mode?

Practice Mode gives you unlimited AI prompt guessing puzzles outside the daily challenge. It uses the same gameplay mechanics — guess the 5-word prompt from an AI image in 6 tries — but you can play as many rounds as you want without waiting for the next day.

AI Prompting & Skills

What is prompt engineering?

Prompt engineering is the skill of writing effective instructions for AI systems. A well-crafted prompt produces better, more accurate AI outputs — whether generating images, text, or code. It's one of the most valuable skills in the AI era, and Promptle helps you practice it through daily gameplay.

What makes a good AI image prompt?

Good AI image prompts are specific, descriptive, and concise. They name a clear subject, describe the setting or action, and use visual language the AI can interpret. Vague prompts produce generic images. Promptle trains this skill by showing you what 5-word prompts actually produce.

How does Promptle help me write better AI prompts?

By playing daily, you build intuition for how AI interprets language. You learn which words produce which visual results, how word order affects output, and what level of specificity works best. It's prompt engineering practice disguised as a daily puzzle game.

Can I use what I learn in Promptle with tools like Midjourney or DALL-E?

Yes. The prompting principles you develop in Promptle — specificity, visual language, concise descriptions — transfer directly to Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and other AI image generators. Promptle builds the core skill; the tools are interchangeable.

What are the most common mistakes in AI image prompts?

The most common mistakes are being too vague ("a nice picture"), using abstract concepts the AI can't visualize ("happiness"), and overloading prompts with conflicting details. Promptle teaches you to think in clear, visual, concrete terms — the foundation of effective AI prompting.

Have more questions? Start playing at /play or try unlimited puzzles in Practice Mode.