# Seed passphrase NOT working

**URL:** <https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-passphrase-not-working/29478>\
**Category:** Backup / Restore / Import\
**Created:** [September 17, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-passphrase-not-working/29478 "2024-09-17T14:59:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![SinkTap45903](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SinkTap45903](https://community.metamask.com/u/SinkTap45903)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-passphrase-not-working/29478/1 "2024-09-17T14:59:14Z")

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I have tried restoring my 12 word seed passphrase BUT after entering in the words it comes up with the message ‘invalid seedphrase’.

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**Author:** ![Luigi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/luigi/32/454_2.png) [@Luigi](https://community.metamask.com/u/Luigi)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-passphrase-not-working/29478/2 "2024-09-17T15:21:23Z")

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> **[How to fix 'Invalid Seed Phrase' error (Invalid Secret Recovery Phrase) |...](https://support.metamask.io/privacy-and-security/how-to-fix-invalid-seed-phrase-error-invalid-secret-recovery-phrase/)**
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> DO NOT share your Secret Recovery Phrase with anyone! These words can be used to steal from all your accounts. You can't edit or change your Secret Recovery Phrase.

Hi @SinkTap45903 try to check all the words 👆

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**Author:** ![Karina](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/karina/32/36428_2.png) [@Karina](https://community.metamask.com/u/Karina)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-passphrase-not-working/29478/3 "2024-09-18T15:05:01Z")

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If you receive that message then it’s very likely that the phrase you have is misspelled or has one or more than 1 word not placed in the right chronological order, you need to enter the correct seed phrase, in the right order, with no capitalization, with spaces in between and there must be no space before the first word and after the last word.

Also, you can check for the words’ spelling here on the official words site: [bips/bip-0039/english.txt at master · bitcoin/bips · GitHub](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039/english.txt#L1)

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/original/3X/3/8/3812168020a49f264784b1dbfcf12435abbb09ad.png) [@system](https://community.metamask.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-passphrase-not-working/29478/4 "2024-10-17T14:59:34Z")

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Closed on October 17, 2024, 2:59pm UTC

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