Songdle
MUSICThirty seconds of one song and three questions about it, split into tabs: Artist, Song and Year. Fill them in whichever order suits you, or skip a tab.
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Songdle
At a glance
- Platforms
- Web
- Account required
- No
What is Songdle?
Songdle doesn't ask one question but three, about the same excerpt. The game board opens with three tabs (Artist, Song and Year), plus a classic audio player set to thirty seconds (0:00 / 0:30). You answer in the tab of your choice, one field at a time, with a Skip button on the right and a central Submit that stays greyed out until a suggestion is selected. Above, a date bar shows the day written out with a "Today" pill and an arrow on each side. Under the player, a "Switch to Turntable" button offers an alternate listening layout. The site also has a Leaderboard and a Login button, but the day's game opens without an account.
How to play
- Start the thirty-second excerpt in the player, at the bottom of the game card.
- Stay on the Artist tab to name the performer, or skip it with Skip.
- Switch to the Song and then Year tabs for the other two answers; the Submit button stays centered, flanked by two arrows.
- Check the date bar above the board: the "Today" pill marks the current round.
Why play Songdle?
Because recognizing a song and dating it are two different pleasures, and Songdle refuses to choose: artist, title and year from the same excerpt. It’s like a Sunday-morning radio quiz, three rounds in thirty seconds.
Reading the feedback
The Submit button stays greyed out until a suggestion is chosen from the field's list: typing free text is not enough to activate it. The feedback structure is three separate questions on a single excerpt, each in its own tab, with a Skip tied to the field rather than the entire round. The leaderboard is handled elsewhere, in the Leaderboard tab of the top bar, and a Login button suggests progress linked to an account. The page theme is stored locally, with no record of a played game.
Modes
- Song of the Day
- "A new song every day" under the logo, with the date displayed and its Today pill.
- Turntable
- A "Switch to Turntable" button under the player that offers an alternate listening presentation.
- Leaderboard
- A dedicated tab in the top bar, next to the Login button.
Tips & strategy
- The three tabs are filled separately: if the year seems clearer to you than the title, nothing forces you to start with the artist.
- The player is a standard audio player with a progress bar and volume: you can replay a specific passage instead of having to take the full thirty seconds in one block.
Popular questions
Do you need an account to play?
No. A Login button appears at the top right and a leaderboard exists, but the day's game opens without signing in.
How many answers does the game expect?
Three for the same excerpt, split into tabs: Artist, Song and Year.
Why does the Submit button remain greyed out?
It is greyed out as long as no suggestion is selected in the field; typing free text is not enough to activate it.