Is there a daily history game like Wordle?

Yes, several. Jaardle has you guess the year of a historic event in a few tries, Historydle has you guess a historical figure with color-coded feedback, and Historic Firsts and Wikitrivia have you put events in order on a timeline.

What is the game where you guess the year a photo was taken?

Chronophoto asks only for the year. TimeGuessr and WhenTaken ask for both the year and the place, using a map pin and a year slider. HistoryGuesser does the same with 360 degree scenes and goes back as far as 3000 BC.

Are these history games free?

Every game on this list can be played free in a browser. Some show ads or offer an optional paid tier for things like removing ads, unlimited play or an archive of past puzzles.

How is a word origin puzzle a history game?

The story of a word or a place name is often a small piece of history: who named it, which language it came through, and what it meant at the time. Origins Quiz builds its clues around those stories, and each puzzle has a roundup that explains them.

History trivia games: 14 free daily history puzzles and quizzes

Updated October 2, 2026 · 14 games

If you like guessing the year an old photo was taken, or arguing about whether the telephone came before the light bulb, there are plenty of free games built for that. Some are daily puzzles in the spirit of Wordle. Others are quiz libraries you can play any time.

We checked every game on this list in October 2026: each one was live, free to play in a browser, and worked the way we describe it. One of them is ours, and we say so where it appears.

Try one of today’s Origins Quiz clues

Which state is named for a people whose own name for themselves means 'grey snow'? The familiar name is what the Dakota called them, filtered through French, and the popular gloss 'sleepy ones' is a mistranslation. (4 letters)

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Guess when (and where) a photo was taken

You get a historic photo or scene. Your job is to place it in time, and sometimes on a map.

TimeGuessr

A daily set of historic photos. For each one, drop a pin where you think it was taken and pick the year, and you score points for getting close on both.

Best for: People who like geography as much as history.

WhenTaken

Look at a photo, place a pin on the map and slide a timeline to the year you think it was taken. There is a daily game, an archive of past games and player-made games, with an optional paid tier to remove ads.

Best for: Catching up on past days through the archive.

Chronophoto

Guess the year a picture was taken, using clues like fashion, technology and pop culture. The daily game has five rounds, and there are unlimited and party modes too.

Best for: Year guessing only, no map.

HistoryGuesser

Explore a 360 degree scene of a historical moment, then drop a pin on the map and slide the year anywhere from 3000 BC to today. There is a daily challenge plus themed and era-based runs, and the first rounds need no sign-up.

Best for: Ancient history as well as the photo era.

Daily history puzzles

A new puzzle every day: dates, timelines and famous figures.

Wikitrivia

Put events, inventions and people from Wikipedia in chronological order on a growing timeline. There is a daily game and a free play mode.

Best for: A "which came first" question that keeps getting harder.

Jaardle

You get a historic event and guess the year it happened in a few tries. Hints like the century or the last digit are available, but they cost points. Daily puzzle plus endless practice.

Best for: A Wordle-style daily guess with dates instead of letters.

Historic Firsts

Six inventions, discoveries and historic firsts each day. Drag them into order from earliest to latest, with three attempts. Free, with an optional paid tier for bonus editions and the archive.

Best for: Fans of inventions and discoveries.

Historydle

Guess the day's historical figure from clues about their era, region and role, with color-coded feedback on each guess. Extra daily modes use a quote, a portrait or a place. No login needed.

Best for: People who know their who as well as their when.

Deduce

Identify a mystery historical figure from up to eight clues that start vague and get more specific, with only one guess. Fewer clues means a higher score. The daily mystery is free, from the HistorIQly site.

Best for: Careful deduction over quick guessing.

Timeframe

Five paintings a day, and you date each one by eye alone.

Best for: Art history fans.

History quizzes to play any time

Not daily, but good for a longer session on a topic you choose.

Britannica history quizzes

Short multiple-choice quizzes from Encyclopaedia Britannica, from World War II and the American Civil War to "which came first" dating games.

Best for: Quick, reliable questions on a specific era.

Sporcle history quizzes

A huge collection of player-made history quizzes: presidents, world leaders, wars, decades and more, in formats like maps, picture quizzes and ordering. Free with ads, with an optional membership to remove them.

Best for: Binge-playing one theme.

HISTORY quizzes

Quizzes from the HISTORY channel's website on topics like lost cities, the Titanic, explorers and the founding fathers, plus a weekly "This Week in History" quiz.

Best for: US history and pop history topics.

History through words and names

Every word, place name and brand has a history of its own. This is history by another route.

Origins QuizOurs

One hidden 10-letter word and ten clues. Each answer starts with the next letter of the hidden word, and every clue is about where a word, name, place or brand came from. Solving a row gives you letters toward the others, and every puzzle has a roundup that tells the full story behind each answer.

Best for: History fans who also like wordplay.

Play today’s puzzle

Full disclosure: we make this one. It’s on this list because it’s the game we wished existed.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a daily history game like Wordle?: Yes, several. Jaardle has you guess the year of a historic event in a few tries, Historydle has you guess a historical figure with color-coded feedback, and Historic Firsts and Wikitrivia have you put events in order on a timeline.
What is the game where you guess the year a photo was taken?: Chronophoto asks only for the year. TimeGuessr and WhenTaken ask for both the year and the place, using a map pin and a year slider. HistoryGuesser does the same with 360 degree scenes and goes back as far as 3000 BC.
Are these history games free?: Every game on this list can be played free in a browser. Some show ads or offer an optional paid tier for things like removing ads, unlimited play or an archive of past puzzles.
How is a word origin puzzle a history game?: The story of a word or a place name is often a small piece of history: who named it, which language it came through, and what it meant at the time. Origins Quiz builds its clues around those stories, and each puzzle has a roundup that explains them.