TODAY'S CHALLENGE

Sunderland

Guess the mystery player — 5 guesses remaining

DEBUT AGE±2 closePOSITIONadjacentNATIONALITYcontinentDEBUT YEAR±2 closePREV. CLUBS±1 close

How to play Sunderland Player Wordle

Guess today’s mystery Sunderland player in five attempts. Type at least two letters of a name, then choose a player from the suggestions. Each guess reveals five clues. A new challenge arrives at midnight UK time.

Clues, colours and eligible players

What do the colours mean?

Green is an exact match. Grey means that clue is outside the close range. Amber means:

Debut age: within two years of the mystery player’s age at their club debut.
Position: an adjacent category in the game’s position order.
Nationality: a different country on the same continent.
Debut year: within two years of the mystery player’s debut year.
Previous clubs: within one of their number of previous senior clubs.

Which Sunderland players can I guess?

The club’s bank currently contains 214 players. Eligible players must have made a competitive senior appearance for Sunderland and have all five game clues recorded. They must also meet at least one of these criteria:

Played for the club this season or last season.
Made at least 25 appearances in all competitions for the club during the last ten seasons.
Played for the club during the last twenty seasons and represented a European men’s national team.
Played in a cup-final victory for the club during the last fifty years.

Positions use the player’s prominent role for this club where reliable historical evidence is available. Your progress is remembered in this browser, and sharing becomes available after completion.