Backtothefuturedle Back to the Future

About Backtothefuturedle

Every era in Backtothefuturedle has a Tannen making trouble and a Strickland trying to keep order. Mad Dog and the Marshal hold 1885, Biff and Mr. Strickland cover 1955 and 1985, and Griff runs his gang in 2015. There's even Biff Tannen Jr. from the animated series, the one entry that comes from outside the films.

With just 33 characters, this Back to the Future Wordle has to dig into the edges of the cast. Copernicus, Doc's dog in 1955, catches people who only ever think of Einstein. The Clock Tower Lady, Match from Biff's gang and Chester behind the bar of the Palace Saloon all get a place, and so does Ito T. Fujitsu, the boss who fires Marty over a video call. Biff himself is a decent first guess, since he turns up in three different years.

How to play Backtothefuturedle, the Back to the Future Wordle

Every day there is a new secret character from Back to the Future. Type any character name and submit it. Each guess shows how close you are: green means that clue matches the secret character, yellow means a partial match, and red means it's wrong. Keep guessing until you find the character. There is no limit.

The clues in Backtothefuturedle

Debut

First appearance: Part I (1985), Part II (1989), Part III (1990) or the Animated series (1991). Yellow when one step away

Eras

Years they are seen in on screen in the films: 1885, 1955, 1985 (incl. 1985A) or 2015; animated-series-only characters 1990s. Any shared year is yellow

Family

McFly, Brown, Baines, Tannen, Parker, Clayton or Strickland, by birth or marriage (Doc's dogs count as Brown). None = none of these. Any shared family is yellow

Role

Student, Inventor, Musician, Writer, Homemaker, Educator, Lawman, Farmer, Blacksmith, Bully, Criminal, Businessman, Politician, Office worker, Shop worker, Food service, Activist or Pet. Any shared role is yellow

Side

Ally (on Marty and Doc's side), Villain or Neutral

Born

Birth year: before 1900, 1900–1929, 1930–1959, 1960–1989 or 1990 on. Yellow when one band away

Back to the Future characters in Backtothefuturedle

Backtothefuturedle has 33 Back to the Future characters you can guess. 23 of them can be the daily answer; the rest are deep cuts you can still type as a guess. 56 quotes, 33 emoji sets and 33 pictures feed the other modes.

Debut: Part I comes up most often (19 of the 33 characters), ahead of Part III (8) and Part II (5).

Eras: 1985 comes up most often (16 of the 33 characters), ahead of 1955 (14) and 2015 (12). One character can have several.

Family: McFly comes up most often (10 of the 33 characters), ahead of Brown (6) and Tannen (4). One character can have several.

See every character and their clue values on the Backtothefuturedle character list, or check yesterday's answers.

FAQ

When does the character change? At midnight in your own time zone, like Wordle.

How many characters are there? 33 characters from across the show, including minor ones, so even superfans get a challenge.

Is it free? Yes. No account, no app, just open the page every day.

Backtothefuturedle is a fan-made game and is not affiliated with the creators of Back to the Future. It is part of Bingedle, a collection of daily Wordle-style guessing games for TV shows and video games. Character images are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification only.