PlayDailyGuess.com
How to play & FAQ
Identify one mystery name in eight guesses. Every guess compares six attributes and helps you narrow the answer.
Your first round
- Choose Daily StarGuess for celebrities and music acts, or Daily FootyGuess for footballers.
- Type at least two letters of a name and select a suggestion. Pressing Enter selects the first matching unguessed suggestion.
- Read all six clue tiles, then choose your next name. You cannot guess the same name twice.
- Use Free Hint once per round if you need help. It does not use up a guess.
- Solve the puzzle within eight guesses. After a win or loss, you can share your real result or start a practice round.
Reading the tiles
Green means an exact attribute match. Yellow means a nearby number or a related category. A dark tile means the attribute does not match under that clue's rule. Numerical arrows point towards the target value: ↑ means the answer's value is higher; ↓ means it is lower. Each tile also includes a text label.
StarGuess clue guide
| Attribute | What a yellow tile means |
|---|---|
| Debut year | Within five years of the target debut. |
| Act type | No yellow state; the category either matches or does not. |
| Genre | One act's primary genre matches the other's secondary genre. |
| Country | Different country, same continent. |
| Group size | Within one member of the target. |
| Game Rank | Within five places of the game's assigned value. This is not an official popularity chart. |
The free StarGuess hint reveals the target's continent and debut decade.
FootyGuess clue guide
| Attribute | What a yellow tile means |
|---|---|
| Club | Different club, same league in the game's data. |
| League | Different league in the same stored regional grouping. |
| Position | No yellow state; the position either matches or does not. |
| Nationality | Different country, same continent. |
| Age | Within two years of the stored target age. |
| Shirt number | Within three of the stored target number. |
The free FootyGuess hint reveals continent and position. The data is a fixed trivia snapshot, so current club transfers, birthdays and shirt changes may not yet be reflected.
Daily puzzles, time and records
Daily puzzles reset at midnight in your device's local time zone. The countdown uses the same clock. An open daily round moves to the new day's puzzle when the game detects the date change. Keep your device's date and time accurate.
The timer starts at your first guess, pauses when you return to the main menu, and stops when you finish. Closing the page pauses play; a saved daily round resumes when reopened. Daily guesses and used hints are restored on the same browser.
Daily wins and losses contribute to your statistics. A win on consecutive local calendar days extends your streak; a loss or a missed day breaks it. Your personal best favours fewer guesses, then a shorter time. “My Records” contains only your own browser's records. Practice rounds do not change daily statistics or streaks and do not survive a reload.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account or a player name?
No. Start immediately as Player 1. Tap the player-name control if you want a nickname on your characters, records and shared result.
Can I play more than once a day?
Yes. Daily mode allows one recorded result per game per local day. Practice mode selects random puzzles and can be restarted as often as you like.
Does a hint require an ad or payment?
No. One hint per round is free. It does not consume a guess, and shared results state whether a hint was used.
Why has my progress disappeared?
It is saved on this browser, not in an online account. Private browsing, clearing site data, switching devices or using a different site address can make previous records unavailable. Blocked storage allows only temporary progress.
Why is a name missing or a clue out of date?
Only names in the built-in trivia collection appear in suggestions. Data is not live. Send a correction or suggestion with a reliable source.
Can I share without revealing the answer?
Yes. After finishing, share a grid of coloured squares, your display name, guess count, time and hint use. The answer is not included. An unfinished round cannot generate a score to share.