5 January NerdleBuddy Puzzles
Every year since 2000 has its own puzzle for 5 January — 27 playable games and counting, each with a computed difficulty. A birthday on 5 January? This is your personal puzzle collection.
About this collection. These dates use retroactively generated puzzles, not historical official Nerdle games. Nerdle launched in January 2022.
5 January games by year
One game per year, newest first.
27 puzzles (1 January 2000 – 29 July 2026).
- 5 January 2026Monday#9,502Medium 3/5
- 5 January 2025Sunday#9,137Very Hard 5/5
- 5 January 2024Friday#8,771Very Easy 1/5
- 5 January 2023Thursday#8,406Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2022Wednesday#8,041Hard 4/5
- 5 January 2021Tuesday#7,676Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2020Sunday#7,310Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2019Saturday#6,945Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2018Friday#6,580Very Easy 1/5
- 5 January 2017Thursday#6,215Very Easy 1/5
- 5 January 2016Tuesday#5,849Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2015Monday#5,484Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2014Sunday#5,119Hard 4/5
- 5 January 2013Saturday#4,754Very Hard 5/5
- 5 January 2012Thursday#4,388Hard 4/5
- 5 January 2011Wednesday#4,023Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2010Tuesday#3,658Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2009Monday#3,293Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2008Saturday#2,927Medium 3/5
- 5 January 2007Friday#2,562Very Easy 1/5
- 5 January 2006Thursday#2,197Hard 4/5
- 5 January 2005Wednesday#1,832Hard 4/5
- 5 January 2004Monday#1,466Easy 2/5
- 5 January 2003Sunday#1,101Very Easy 1/5
- 5 January 2002Saturday#736Hard 4/5
- 5 January 2001Friday#371Hard 4/5
- 5 January 2000Wednesday#5Very Hard 5/5
Share this day
Every 5 January since 2000 has its own NerdleBuddy puzzle — play the whole collection.
Make It a Streak
Warm up with today's puzzle, or study the strategy guide before you take on the older years.
NerdleBuddy daily games are our own Nerdle-style puzzles, separate from the official Nerdle at nerdlegame.com. New here? Learn how to play.