Reading a Guess: A Worked Example
Say your first guess is Adele. The genre column comes back yellow — a partial match, meaning the mystery artist shares at least one genre tag with Adele but isn't an exact genre match. The debut-year arrow points up, meaning the real artist debuted later than 2008. Origin comes back green: UK. That's already useful — you've confirmed the country and narrowed the era to "after 2008, UK, pop-adjacent." A second guess like Dua Lipa (UK, pop, debuted 2015) locks in every category, solving it in two.
How Each Clue Works
Genre Match
Green means an exact genre match; yellow means at least one shared genre tag between your guess and the answer.
Debut Year
An arrow shows whether the real artist's debut came earlier or later than your guess's debut year.
Popularity
Shows whether the mystery artist is more or less popular than your guess, based on streaming popularity data.
Origin
Matches country or region — an exact match turns green immediately.
Challenge a Friend
Pick a specific artist from the 4,000+ in the database, generate a link, and send it to someone — you'll both be guessing the exact same artist, which makes comparing guess counts meaningful instead of comparing across different random puzzles.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Spotle Unlimited?
An unlimited-replay version of the daily artist-guessing game — solve one round and the next starts immediately.
How many guesses do I get?
10 attempts to identify the hidden artist using the genre, debut year, popularity, and origin clues.
Is Spotle Daily the same puzzle for everyone?
Yes — Daily mode gives every player the same mystery artist, resetting every 24 hours, separate from Unlimited mode.
Do I need an account to play?
No — both Daily and Unlimited modes are free with no registration required.
How do I challenge a friend?
Use the Challenge Creator to search for and select a specific artist, then copy and share the generated link.
More Music Guessing Games
If artist trivia is your thing but you'd rather guess from audio than stats, Heardle Unlimited and Songless both work from short song clips instead. Bandle Answer Today and Harmonies Answers Today are daily music puzzles worth checking too.
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