October 16 Nerdle Puzzles
Every year since 2000 has its own NerdleBuddy puzzle for October 16 — 26 playable games and counting, each with a computed difficulty. A birthday on October 16? This is your personal puzzle collection.
October 16 games by year
One game per year, newest first. This year's October 16 game arrives on 2026-10-16 (dates roll over at midnight UTC).
26 puzzles (2000-01-01 to 2026-07-14).
- October 16, 2025Thursday#9,421Medium 3/5Play →
- October 16, 2024Wednesday#9,056Very Hard 5/5Play →
- October 16, 2023Monday#8,690Easy 2/5Play →
- October 16, 2022Sunday#8,325Easy 2/5Play →
- October 16, 2021Saturday#7,960Medium 3/5Play →
- October 16, 2020Friday#7,595Hard 4/5Play →
- October 16, 2019Wednesday#7,229Easy 2/5Play →
- October 16, 2018Tuesday#6,864Very Hard 5/5Play →
- October 16, 2017Monday#6,499Very Easy 1/5Play →
- October 16, 2016Sunday#6,134Very Hard 5/5Play →
- October 16, 2015Friday#5,768Very Easy 1/5Play →
- October 16, 2014Thursday#5,403Medium 3/5Play →
- October 16, 2013Wednesday#5,038Easy 2/5Play →
- October 16, 2012Tuesday#4,673Easy 2/5Play →
- October 16, 2011Sunday#4,307Medium 3/5Play →
- October 16, 2010Saturday#3,942Easy 2/5Play →
- October 16, 2009Friday#3,577Hard 4/5Play →
- October 16, 2008Thursday#3,212Medium 3/5Play →
- October 16, 2007Tuesday#2,846Medium 3/5Play →
- October 16, 2006Monday#2,481Very Easy 1/5Play →
- October 16, 2005Sunday#2,116Easy 2/5Play →
- October 16, 2004Saturday#1,751Very Hard 5/5Play →
- October 16, 2003Thursday#1,385Very Hard 5/5Play →
- October 16, 2002Wednesday#1,020Hard 4/5Play →
- October 16, 2001Tuesday#655Very Hard 5/5Play →
- October 16, 2000Monday#290Hard 4/5Play →
Share this day
Every October 16 since 2000 has its own Nerdle 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.