Wordle is a charming and just-challenging-enough word game you can do on your phone or computer. Over the past few months, it has swept the world, and was just recently purchased by the New York Times.
Each day, the creators choose a five-letter word. The player's job is to guess the word within six tries, using a combination of guessing and logic. After each guess, the color of the tiles will change to show how close your guess was to the word. Green means the letter is in the word and in the correct spot. Mustard yellow means the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot. A gray tile means the letter is not in the word. The fun is to try to guess the word in as few attempts as possible, and then (of course) to brag about it to your community of fellow Worldle-ites.
The game begins with a blank grid. You begin by picking any word, typing it into the top row using the keyboard provided below the grid. You can begin with any word. Some people use the same one every time. I like to switch it up. Today, I chose CRIME, because it has two vowels, and I was in an edgy mood. Now push enter on the keyboard, close your eyes and say a wordle prayer. After playing Wordle for a whopping two weeks (with some impressive results) I feel qualified to impart my Wordle wisdom.
Nice job, Val. Notice the color change on the grid and the keyboard. C is correct and in the right place, so I’ll stick with that. It is correct, but I need to find a different spot for it.
My next guess was the word COLIC, major score. The problem is: what the %#&@ starts with a C and ends with an IC. This might take a while.
The good news is, there was only one word I could think of, after ten minutes of aggressive pondering: CYNIC. Ding ding ding! I was right, and three tries is definitely boast-worthy. I will now share this with my family in our Worlde group chat.
All graphics by Valerie Dreyfuss '22