Wordle: what is it and how to play

In the past few months, social media users have been posting strange patterns with gray, yellow, and green squares. If you didn't know what it is, then these are the results of the wordle puzzle game, available from any device right in the browser.

What is Wordle and how to play

Wordle is a game where you need to guess just one English word of five letters. You have six tries for this. First you need to enter any word in the top line of the playing field.

If at least one letter in your word matches the hidden one, then it will be highlighted in green when it is in the right place, and yellow when it is in the wrong place. If all the cells of your word remain gray, then the search word does not contain these letters at all.

Further, taking into account the guessed letters, you can enter a new word, and then the next one - until you guess the hidden one or you run out of attempts.

If successful, you can share the result on social networks - Wordle will copy your playing field with all cell colors, but without letters. The resulting diagram will show your attempts, but will not reveal the solutions to other players. The number of the puzzle will also be given.

Play Wordle→

Why Wordle attracts players

An important feature of Wordle is that all players guess the same word, and every day it is new. Even if you win, you will have to wait until tomorrow for the next puzzle - the update happens after midnight.

The one-word-for-all format allowed for a small element of competition. The success of solving the puzzle is reflected in the number of attempts, which netizens talk about when they share their results.

With all this, for the game you do not need to know well English language, an average vocabulary is enough, which will constantly grow with Wordle. However, if you wanted the same puzzle in Russian, then it already exists.

5 Alternatives to Wordle

1. Russian Wordle

Alexander Belousov, a developer from Russia, launched a Russian-language analogue of Wordle, which has already been played by more than 10,000 people in two days since its release. Soon planned release of mobile applications.

Wordle in Russian→

2. wordle without limits

If you are satisfied with the English version, but would like to play much more often and more, then there is Hello Wordl. The principle there is exactly the same, but there is no limit on the number of games. In addition, the size of the field can be varied by changing the number of letters in words from 4 to 11.

Hello Word →

3. Wordle on time

With Seven Wordles, the task of finding words can be made more difficult by adding timing. In this variation, you need to solve seven puzzles in a row in the shortest amount of time possible. Accordingly, it is no longer necessary to share here with attempts, but with numbers on the timer.

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4. Wordle for the most patient

An alternative called Absurdle can be called an endless simulator that will help hone your word selection skills. There is no clear end word and no limit on the number of moves. The game simply reduces the list of possible solutions after each of your moves, delaying the end of the game.

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5. Wordle with swear words

If you speak English well enough, then you probably know some slang words or curse words. It is they, as well as various obscene words, that will be needed to solve Sweardle puzzles.

Sweardle→

Bonus: Wordle for real Pokemon fans

If you're an experienced Pokemon Go player or just know all the Pokemon, then you should definitely test yourself in Squirdle. This is an analogue of Wordle, where Pokemon parameters are used instead of letters: generation, type 1 and type 2, size and weight. To begin with, it is enough to enter the name of any pokemon in the field (there is a drop-down list), and, taking into account the matches in the parameters, guess further.

Squirrel→

Know other alternatives to Wordle? Share them in the comments.