What Time Does Wordle Reset in Australia? AEST, AEDT, ACST and AWST
Wordly team · Roghan Games · November 2, 2026
Wordle changes at midnight on your own device's clock, so in Australia the new puzzle appears at 12:00 AM local time. Because Australia is far ahead of Europe and the Americas, Australians are among the first in the world to see each day's puzzle: when it changes in Sydney, it is still early afternoon of the previous day in London.
Australia has several time zones and not every state changes its clocks, so the reset moment differs between Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin and Perth. The table shows each one.
Wordle reset time in Australia, zone by zone
| Where | Midnight local in UTC (about Nov to Mar) | Midnight local in UTC (about Apr to Sep) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart | 1:00 PM UTC (the day before) | 2:00 PM UTC (the day before) | AEDT (UTC+11) from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April; AEST (UTC+10) otherwise. |
| Brisbane (no clock change) | 2:00 PM UTC (the day before) | 2:00 PM UTC (the day before) | Queensland stays on AEST (UTC+10) all year. |
| Adelaide | 1:30 PM UTC (the day before) | 2:30 PM UTC (the day before) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) in the southern summer; ACST (UTC+9:30) otherwise. |
| Darwin (no clock change) | 2:30 PM UTC (the day before) | 2:30 PM UTC (the day before) | The Northern Territory stays on ACST (UTC+9:30) all year. |
| Perth (no clock change) | 4:00 PM UTC (the day before) | 4:00 PM UTC (the day before) | Western Australia stays on AWST (UTC+8) all year. |
The moment Wordle changes, on a 24-hour clock
Northern winter time (about November to March)
Northern summer time (about April to September)
A note on the two seasons
Daylight saving in Australia runs in the southern summer, roughly from October to April. That is the opposite of Europe and North America, so the table lists the columns by the northern calendar. In November, for example, Sydney is on AEDT (UTC+11) and London is on GMT, and the gap is 11 hours. In July, Sydney is on AEST (UTC+10) and London is on BST, and the gap is 9 hours.
Why Australian players see answer pages late
- Most answer sites follow US dates. When the new puzzle appears in Sydney, American sites are still on yesterday's article. Match the puzzle number before you reveal anything.
- Social media gets there first. Because Australia and New Zealand play first, friends and spoilers on social media can be a day ahead of readers in the Americas.
- Your streak follows your device. Changing time zone while travelling can skip a day or repeat one.
Playing more after the daily
If you finish the day's puzzle in the morning and want more, you do not have to wait until the next midnight: Wordly has unlimited puzzles in 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters, which is useful for people in the first time zones who run out of daily play early.
Where to find today's answer from Australia
Our answer page updates once a day, at about 3:20 AM UTC. That is 2:20 PM in Sydney and Melbourne in the southern summer (1:20 PM in winter), 1:20 PM in Brisbane and 11:20 AM in Perth. It is the afternoon in Australia, so the page can be several hours behind your midnight. Today's Wordle answer, hints and archive shows the puzzle number and date in the title, so compare them with your game before you reveal anything. If you finish and want more, you can play unlimited Wordle-style puzzles any time.
Reset times in other countries
All countries · New Zealand · United Kingdom · Canada · India
Wordle in Australia: frequently asked questions
- What time does Wordle reset in Australia?
- At 12:00 AM local time. In Sydney and Melbourne that is 1:00 PM UTC the day before in the southern summer (AEDT) and 2:00 PM UTC the day before in winter (AEST).
- Do Australians get Wordle before the US?
- Yes, by many hours. Sydney reaches midnight about 17 to 19 hours before Los Angeles does, depending on the time of year.
- Is the Wordle answer the same in Australia and the US?
- Yes. The same calendar date gives the same word and puzzle number everywhere. Only the moment the new puzzle appears changes.
- Why do answer sites show yesterday's puzzle when I look in the morning?
- Many follow US dates and update after your midnight. Compare the puzzle number with the one in your game first.
- Can I play Wordle more than once a day?
- The official game gives one puzzle a day. Independent games such as Wordly offer unlimited Wordle-style puzzles.
Wordly is an independent game and is not affiliated with Wordle or The New York Times.