Challenge your Death Note expertise in this word-guessing game. Deduce characters, Shinigami, and key terms from the series—just like L tracking Kira, you'll need logic and strategy to win.
Death Note's word pool is built around the chess match at the heart of the series: Light versus L, Shinigami versus humans, Kira's god complex versus the investigative task force. Character names are the core — Light, Mello, Matt, Misa (Amane), Kiyomi, Lidner, Hatori, Aiber, Aizawa — alongside Shinigami lore (Apple, Eyes, Death) and the investigative machinery (Japan, Force, Human, Family).
The character roster covers every arc:
The Death Note universe has a relatively small named cast, which means the pool fills out with thematic vocabulary: Death, Eyes (the Shinigami eyes), Apple, Easy (Rule #1's simplicity), and Force.
Death Note fans approach this game differently than most — the series is explicitly about reading incomplete information and making logical deductions, which is exactly what Wordle rewards.
The game follows Death Note's own logic — incomplete information, probabilistic deduction, and the occasional surprise that a letter you thought was wrong appears twice. Watch for the underlined tile indicating a repeated letter.
Is L in the pool? His name is a single letter. L's real name (L Lawliet) is too long, and his alias "L" is a single character, so it doesn't fit the word format. Characters associated with L appear by their actual names.
Are Shinigami names other than Ryuk included? Shinigami names that fit within 4–6 letters may appear. Shinigami-related vocabulary (Eyes, Apple, Death) is definitely in the pool.
Does the pool cover the Netflix live-action adaptation? No. The pool is sourced from the original manga/anime series.
Is there a daily cap? No. Solve as many puzzles as L would — until the case is closed.