Wordle has taken over Twitter and other social media platforms. The new online game is designed to test your vocabulary, although it’s one of the easiest format games you’ll ever come across. The rules are pretty simple and straightforward: all you have to do is guess the five letter word. All users around the world will try to guess the same word every day in order to get the correct answer in the least number of attempts.
The beauty of this online game is that it can be played on any browser, be it desktop or mobile. This, combined with beautiful graphics that you can share by guessing the correct word, makes the game even more addictive. So, if you want to know everything about this viral game, you have come to the right place. In this article, we will talk in detail about Wordle, how to play it, what are the rules and of course some great tips on how to play it like a pro.
Wordle: today’s answer
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Word: what is it
Wordle is a daily word game that you can play in your browser. Note that there are no official apps for this game, although there are a few copycats that have flooded the app stores. The game is quite simple: you will have to guess the word of the day in six attempts. The game changes the word every 24 hours. The aim of the game is to guess a random five letter word. If your word has the right letter in the right place, that letter will be green. If the guessed word contains a letter that occurs in the word of the day but is in the wrong place, it will be highlighted in yellow. Finally, if a letter is missing from the word, it will be displayed in gray. Players can only enter six words in the game.
Why is it popular?
Worlde has taken the internet by storm. The rules of the game are quite simple, and the best part about it is that when you guess the correct word, you can even share it on your social networks. Interestingly, when shared, it only shows the journey as grey, yellow, and green rectangles, and not the correct word. What’s more, all the other players also play the same puzzle, which is a great way to start a conversation or show off your achievements on social media. More importantly, you can only solve one puzzle per day, which means you only have one chance to guess the correct word on any given day.
Wordle: how to play
Anyone can play Wordle from their computer or mobile device. All you need to play is an active internet connection and a browser. Here is how you can easily play this game:
- Click on this link to open the game in a browser.
- After that, you will see a 5 x 6 grid and a keyboard below.
- The first thing you need to do is guess any 5 letter word. If a letter is present in the final word, but not in the right place, it will be highlighted in yellow. If the letter is in the correct location, it will be shown in green. If a letter is not in the word, it will be displayed in gray. Please note that you need to guess the real words, not a random combination of letters. The game will only accept words from the dictionary.
- Using a process of elimination and guessing, try to find the correct word.
- Once you find the correct word or make six attempts, the game will show you the statistics. You can click “Share”to copy the statistics and share it on social networks.
Wordle Tips and Tricks
Here are some tips and tricks that you may find useful while playing.
First word choice
The first and foremost thing to remember when playing this game is to choose the right word. To cover the maximum number of letters, try using a word with three vowels and five different letters. For example, you can use words like Media, Radio, Notes, Acrid, Resin, Loath, Senor, Ducat, Chino, Roate, and more.
The keyboard is your friend
Conveniently, the keyboard in Wordle also shows letters in green, yellow, and gray. This makes it easy to type words, using or deleting letters as needed.
Don’t guess new words with gray letters
Once a letter is greyed out, don’t use it in subsequent guess words. You will eventually lose points in the game. Instead, take your time and try to come up with different variations of the words.
Look out for yellow letters
Once a letter is highlighted in yellow, you can be sure it’s in your last word. Watch your follow-up guesses. You can find the correct location of the yellow letter by simply removing the previous positions in which it appeared. For example, in the screenshot below, we were able to guess the correct placement of the letters “R”and “E”by simply using the elimination process.
Guess both British and American spelling
Wordle recently sparked outrage after the word of the day became “Favor,”which is the American spelling of “Favour.”Since Wordle’s creator Josh Wardle is British, fans assumed that only the British spelling would be used in the game. This obviously isn’t the case, so make sure you account for the American spelling in future games as well.