Real NASA Landsat scenes
Every revealed letter comes from the public-domain NASA / USGS Landsat archive — rivers, fjords, salt pans and crop fields shaped like A through Z.
Today's Landsat letters
Tap any tile to see the place on Earth.
How to play
How to play NASA Landsat Wordle
One puzzle per day. Same word for everyone, refreshed at 00:00 UTC.
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Type a 5-letter word
Use your keyboard or the on-screen keys. Press Enter to submit.
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Read the colors
Green = right letter, right spot. Yellow = right letter, wrong spot. Gray = not in the word.
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Reveal Earth
Solve in 6 tries to unlock the day's Landsat letters — each one a real place on Earth.
Earth alphabet
Why every Landsat Wordle letter is a place on Earth
One daily Wordle, global seed
The puzzle is generated from the UTC date, so every player sees the same five-letter word on the same day. Streaks roll over at midnight UTC.
From Wordle to Your Name in Landsat
Loved this satellite Wordle? Open the Studio to spell your full name, swap each letter's variant, and download a PNG.
Free, no account, no ads
Runs entirely in your browser, saves your streak locally, and never asks for sign-up. The original NASA Your Name in Landsat lives at science.nasa.gov.
FAQ
Landsat Wordle — frequently asked questions
Why does my keyboard show different colors than my friends'?
The day's puzzle is identical for everyone, but your guesses are unique to you — that's why your keyboard heat-map will look different. The answer resets at 00:00 UTC.
Where do the Landsat letters come from?
The same alphabet that powers Your Name in Landsat — every entry is a real Earth scene from the NASA / USGS Landsat archive. Click any revealed tile to see the location, coordinates, satellite, and acquisition date.
Is there a "hard mode"?
Not yet. The first release plays like classic Wordle: any 5-letter word is accepted as a guess. We're testing a "Rare Earth" mode where only words spelled with rarer Landsat letters (glaciers, salt pans, volcanic flows) score full points.
Does NASA Landsat Wordle work on mobile?
Yes — it's responsive across desktop, tablet, and phone. The on-screen keyboard turns the game into a one-thumb puzzle.
Is this affiliated with NASA?
No. NASA Landsat Wordle is a fan-made daily game inspired by NASA's Your Name in Landsat interactive at science.nasa.gov. Landsat imagery is in the public domain.