If you've spent any amount of time online in the past month, you've probably heard of Wordle and noticed a bunch of gray, green, and yellow squares. This word game has recently become extremely popular. Players claim that it is very quickly addictive and fun, and with it they can train their brains in an easy way. But how did the Wordle game come about and where to find it?
What is Wordle and how to play the game?
Wordle is online game, whose goal is quite simple: to guess 5 letter word, for which players have available 6 attempts. You can find it at Wordle website.
If you are a bit confused at the beginning, don't worry: there is no player for whom everything is clear right away. Your first task is to remember a 5-letter word and enter it on the first line. Then hit the enter button and hope for the best. You can choose from words found in English dictionary, but the plural is also allowed.
Once you have entered the word, the letters will be colored. If it is a square grey colors, it means that the word you are looking for, the letters that stand in it, sorry does not contain. If yellow, then this letter in the word located, but not where you placed it. But if it is a square green colors, that is, the letter stands on the right place. You can then use this information at subsequent attempts: you will not use the letters that have turned gray, while the green ones will remain in their places.
Wordle also has an option higher requirements: with it, you must not write any word on the next guess, but the word you chose must contain all the letters that have been colored yellow. You will find a game of higher difficulty by clicking on settings icon.
When can you play Wordle and why is it so addictive?
Do you think that you computer games quickly addictive and soon spend all day behind the screen? That can't happen to you with Wordl. You can only play the game once a day. It is only available every day one word, which they try to guess all players. This means that after you have used up all the trials, you will have to wait until midnight, when a new game will start.
Experts believe that this is one of the reasons for Wordl's growing popularity: nobody has it too little time, to play this game, but at the same time, there is an aspect here happy anticipation new games.
The game is also popular because they are hers the instructions are simple, but word recognition is a big deal for many people a challenge – with success you will therefore proud and excited. Of course, we must also mention social aspect: is a hashtag on Twitter #Wordle among the most frequently used. When you click on it, you will be able to notice interesting ones debates and sharing experiences between players.
How did Wordle come about?
He is credited as an engineer for Wordle Josh Wardle, whose initial goal was not to create an Internet sensation at all. Instead, he dedicated the game to his girlfriend, who loves puns, and he chose the name Wordle while playing with the letters of his last name. Friends and family members then assured him that the idea was great, and Wardle decided to go for it present to the world.
The game was playable online October 2020, and her popularity grew very quickly. On January 2, she had just 300,000 players, and the number is still increasing. Many also wonder if Wordle will stick around the same or we can expect it soon accessories and trivia, but it looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for that answer.
Friday – Slovenian Wordle
On January 7, 2022, the "Slovenian Wordle" came to life. You can download the application for mobile devices from the App Store and Google Play.
