How to Play Songless
The complete guide to the 0.1-second song guessing game: rules, the clip ladder, the three daily puzzles, and the listening tricks that cut your guess count.
The rules in 30 seconds
- Three puzzles a day — All (mixed), Rock and Hip Hop, one song each.
- Clips grow on misses — 0.1s → 0.5s → 1s → 2s → 5s → full preview.
- Six guesses per puzzle; skips also unlock longer audio.
- Reset at midnight UTC (8 PM ET / 5 PM PT).
Listening tricks (from the data)
- Name the era before the artist. Drums and room tone date a track faster than melody.
- Use the category. Rock days skew to classic catalog; Hip Hop days to modern streaming hits.
- Skip once early. One skip doubles your audio for a single guess slot.
- Reveal the artist first in our spoiler ladder if you only need a nudge — today's answers are here.
Practice without waiting
Our practice mode replays 231 real daily-puzzle songs (plus a 4,700-song chart pool) with the same 0.1-second ladder — streaks included.
FAQ
How do you play Songless?
Press play to hear 0.1 seconds of the day's song, then search and submit a title guess. Each miss or skip unlocks a longer clip: 0.1s, 0.5s, 1s, 2s, 5s, then the full preview. You get six guesses across three daily puzzles (All, Rock, Hip Hop).
Is Songless once a day?
The official game gives one song per category per day — three songs total, resetting together at midnight UTC. For more rounds, try community unlimited modes or our practice mode with thousands of real songs.
How do you get better at guessing songs in 0.1 seconds?
Listen for production, not melody: at a tenth of a second you hear one drum hit or vowel. Name the era from the room sound — gated 80s snares, 90s loops, modern trap hi-hats — then guess the artist, then the song. The official stats show most players solve in 4-5 guesses.
Does Songless cost anything?
No — the official game is free, needs no account, and runs in any modern browser at lessgames.com/songless.
Updated October 6, 2026 · answers verified against the official daily puzzle.