The answer is an aircraft, not a word
Every day there is one mystery airliner, and your job is to name it: manufacturer plus model, like Airbus A350 or Boeing 767. Variants are grouped together, so an A321, A321neo, and A321XLR all count as Airbus A321 — you are guessing the model, not the exact sub-type.
Clues are real operators, smallest fleet first
The opening clue is the airline that flies the fewest of the mystery aircraft, which makes the first guess the hardest and most rewarding. Each wrong guess unlocks a larger operator, and you also learn whether your guess matched the right manufacturer — once you find the maker, it locks in and you only need the model.
No photos — deduce the plane from who flies it
Unlike photo-identification games, PlaneQ never shows you the aircraft. You reason backwards from fleet data: which airlines fly this type, and how many they operate. Working out what a niche regional carrier and a global giant could possibly have in common is the whole game.
Current and Historic modes
Current mode draws from today's fleets, with clue airlines that really operate the type right now. Historic mode covers famous retired airliners like Concorde and the DC-10, with clues from the carriers that flew them, including defunct names like Pan Am and TWA. Each mode has its own daily puzzle and streak.
Looking to guess the flight route instead?
SkyQ is the flight wordle: the sibling game where the daily answer is a real flight route rather than an aircraft. Play PlaneQ to name the plane itself, and SkyQ to work out where a mystery flight is going.