Wordle, an online word game, seems like it is everywhere these days. Here’s what you need to know.
What is Wordle?
It is a once-a-day word game that has gone viral in recent weeks. It only can be played on a website.
Who brought this on us?
Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, a software engineer from New York. He created a prototype in 2013 and dusted it off during the pandemic for his partner, who likes playing word games.
Wordle, an online word game, seems like it is everywhere these days. Here’s what you need to know.
What is Wordle?
It is a once-a-day word game that has gone viral in recent weeks. It only can be played on a website.
Who brought this on us?
Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, a software engineer from New York. He created a prototype in 2013 and dusted it off during the pandemic for his partner, who likes playing word games.
plan on turning it into an app.
But that didn’t stop others from making their own copycat games to cash in on the trend. Bogus Wordle apps filled Apple Inc. ’s App Store, rising to the top of the most-downloaded charts. But Apple said that it removed those apps.
Can I play more than once daily?
Some players have figured out a way to do that: They use the Wayback Machine, an online internet archive where you can go to Wordle’s website from past days and play old games.
This is a breeze. Is there a harder way to play?
There is a way to switch to “hard mode.” This means when a letter turns green or yellow, you must use those letters in the following guesses.
Whether this is hard or not depends on how you already play. Some already keep guessing words with the correct letters. Others, when they can’t come up with a word with the correct letters, guess with a word that has different letters.
To switch to hard mode, click the gear icon in the top right corner of the game and click to turn on hard mode.
How do I share my results?
After you finish a game, tap or click on the “share” button that pops up. You can then go to Twitter, Facebook or a messaging app and paste in your results to share.
Why are my Facebook and Twitter timelines a sea of green and yellow squares?
First, sorry about that. It is part of why the game has gone viral. The creator noticed fans in New Zealand were posting results with colored boxes they drew themselves. So he made it easier to share the results of the game.
What do the numbers mean when people post their results on social media?
When people post their results, numbers appear above the green and yellow squares that look like this: 208 4/6. The first number means the person played game No. 208. Each day, a new game gets a new number. And the “4/6” indicates the person guessed four times before guessing the word of the day correctly. The “6” represents the six guesses players have. An X/6 means the player lost.
How did Wordle go viral?
Mr. Wardle said the game started to take off in mid-November, when technologist Andy Baio put a link to the game in his blog. Mr. Wardle then made it easy to share results by posting the green and yellow squares on Facebook, Twitter and texting apps, and the game went viral from there.
“The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon has tweeted repeatedly about the game, helping fuel its popularity.
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