Name the mystery president in 6 guesses. A new puzzle starts every day at midnight, your local time.
Each guess earns clues
Start typing a president's name, pick one from the list, and press Guess.
Each clue compares your guess with the mystery president.
Every day shows 3 of 7 possible clues. The mix changes daily, so read the column headings.
Example
The answer is Abraham Lincoln (16th, Republican, prior role U.S. Representative). You guessed Ulysses S. Grant.
PresidentNo.PartyPrior role
Ulysses S. Grant
18↓
Rep.
General
Yellow 18↓: the answer is 1 to 3 numbers away, and lower. Green: same party. Red: a different prior role.
What the colors mean
Clue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
No.
Exact
1–3 away
4–8 away
9+ away
Took office
Same year
1–10 yrs
11–25 yrs
26+ yrs
Age
Same age
1–3 yrs
4–7 yrs
8+ yrs
Years served
Same
1 yr off
2–3 yrs
4+ yrs
Born
Same state
Same region
–
Other region
Party
Same
–
–
Different
Prior role
Same
–
–
Different
Arrows on number clues point toward the answer: ↑ means higher or later, ↓ means lower or earlier.
The seven clues
No. Their place in the line of presidents.
Took office Year of their first inauguration.
Age Their age at first inauguration.
Born Birth state. Regions: Northeast, South, Midwest, West.
Years served Total time in office, rounded to the nearest year. <1 means less than a year.
Party Party when they took office.
Prior role Highest political office held before becoming president, ranked by how close it sits to the presidency: Vice President, Speaker of the House, Cabinet secretary, Senator, Governor, U.S. Representative. With no political office, their highest military rank (General). N/A means neither.
Every day includes either No. or Took office. Grover Cleveland (22 & 24) and Donald Trump (45 & 47) are listed once, by their first number.
Hard mode
Turn it on in Settings: 4 guesses and 2 clues. Choose before your first guess of the day.
Settings
4 guesses and 2 clues instead of 6 guesses and 3 clues.
How to playRules, clue meanings and the color key.