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National Puzzle Day Nerdle Puzzles
National Puzzle Day, started by puzzle author Jodi Jill in 2002, celebrates crosswords, jigsaws, sudoku, and every other brain teaser across the United States — if there is one day of the year to try a new daily puzzle, this is it. Choose a year to play its NerdleBuddy puzzle or check an available Classic answer.
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Use the Nerdle solverWhen National Puzzle Day Falls#
National Puzzle Day falls on the same calendar date every year: January 29, 2026 this year.
Observed in United States.
National Puzzle Day Puzzles by Year#
Nerdle launched in January 2022, so years before that have a NerdleBuddy puzzle but no Classic Nerdle answer.
| Year | Date | Nerdle answer | NerdleBuddy puzzle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | January 29, 2026 | View answer | Play puzzle |
| 2025 | January 29, 2025 | View answer | Play puzzle |
| 2024 | January 29, 2024 | View answer | Play puzzle |
| 2023 | January 29, 2023 | View answer | Play puzzle |
| 2022 | January 29, 2022 | View answer | Play puzzle |
| 2021 | January 29, 2021 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2020 | January 29, 2020 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2019 | January 29, 2019 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2018 | January 29, 2018 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2017 | January 29, 2017 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2016 | January 29, 2016 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2015 | January 29, 2015 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2014 | January 29, 2014 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2013 | January 29, 2013 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2012 | January 29, 2012 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2011 | January 29, 2011 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2010 | January 29, 2010 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2009 | January 29, 2009 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2008 | January 29, 2008 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2007 | January 29, 2007 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2006 | January 29, 2006 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2005 | January 29, 2005 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2004 | January 29, 2004 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2003 | January 29, 2003 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2002 | January 29, 2002 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2001 | January 29, 2001 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
| 2000 | January 29, 2000 | Before Nerdle launched | Play puzzle |
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Frequently Asked Questions#
What date is National Puzzle Day this year?
National Puzzle Day falls on January 29, 2026 in 2026.
Is there a Nerdle answer for every National Puzzle Day?
Only from 2022 onward. Nerdle published its first Classic puzzle on 20 January 2022, so earlier years have a NerdleBuddy puzzle for the date but no Classic answer.
Are the NerdleBuddy puzzles the same as Nerdle's?
No. A NerdleBuddy puzzle is an original equation assigned to that date, with its own play and result history. The Classic answer is Nerdle's own published puzzle for the same day.
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