Finally, try out possibilities. So long as you don't press 'Enter' you can try possible answers to see how they look on screen. Put in likely letters plus any you know are definitely in the word, then mentally change one to the other available options. This technique has worked for me multiple times, and it's particularly helpful when the word in question is not an obvious one (like FJORD or ISLET).

Other Wordle alternatives to try are the ultra-stressful (but very good) Squabble and the soccer-themed, Who Are Ya?. We also like the geography-based Wordle clone Worldle, the Star Wars-themed SWordle and the math-based Mathler. If you delve into the HTML code in Wordle, you can see every answer and the game's starting date, and by this measure the first game was on June 19, 2021. The first puzzle — #0, not #1 — was CIGAR. On Wordle's first birthday, we came up with a list of 5 ways it needsd to improve to keep us playing for the foreseeable future. What are the Wordle rules? Wordle officially launched in October 2021, but actually started in June of that year and celebrated its first birthday on June 19, 2022. (You can read my thoughts on the 5 things Wordle needs to improve if it's to keep us playing for its third year.) One of the big drivers behind Wordle's success is that social media sharing is encouraged, but in a way that doesn't spoil the surprise for anyone who hasn't played that day's puzzle. After a few moments of staring at it, I realized what the one possible remaining answer was. I typed in TAWNY and won the game in three moves.Wordle Challenge presents a fun, interactive collection of the hit word-based puzzle game, which can be played offline and promises to be just as addictive and will entertain for hours and hours. The best tip I can give is to use one of the best Wordle start words. I can't stress this enough — it makes a massive difference.

In fact, that's another refreshing thing about it. Binge-culture is very real, and like most people I will regularly finish a Netflix show, or a game, in long bursts over a day or two, mostly when I should be asleep. I can't do that with Wordle: one puzzle a day is so little, but it means the game is always fresh. Perfect for commuters, keen puzzlers and all ardent Wordle fans, and suitable for children and adults, this book is the perfect gift for anyone who can't get enough of the sensation puzzle game and wishes they could do more! Without one, you'll be scrabbling around in the dark trying (and possibly failing) to find the right five letters (or possibly fewer) out of the 26 possibles. But clever people (not me) have done the math and identified the best start words based on both frequency in English and frequency among Wordle answers. So use them! World of Books also buys directly from charities, taking the titles they don’t want or haven’t got space for. So as well as preventing the destruction of perfectly good books, our customers are helping to support good causes too. Cheap Books, Fantastic Choice But even without that, I doubt it would have taken too long. Not only is SOLID a very well-known word, but four of its letters are amongst the ten most common in the game.That meant that SAINT felt like a terrific move, and it was. 'A' and 'N' turned green and I ruled out 'T' in a second position. That meant the word had to be TA?N? given ?ATN? isn't pronouncable. If you're eager for another game to pass the time while you wait, we've put together a list of the best Wordle alternatives.

Every word you enter must be in the word list. There are more than 10,000 words in this list, but only 2,309 (at the time of writing) are answers to a specific puzzleWordle can only be completed once each day. That's right — no three-hour time-wasting Wordle sessions while you're supposed to be working. The game resets at midnight each day, so if you're really eager you can stay up and complete it while everyone else is asleep.

Secondly, think about combinations, especially at the start and end. Some options are far more common than others — for instance, SH, ST, CR and CH all feature frequently. As regular readers will know, on my second turn I try to fit as many of the next most common characters around whatever I've already confirmed. So ideally, I was looking to get in any three of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' to sit alongside 'A' and 'T'. Wordle is a simple game in which your challenge is to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. Each time you guess, you're told which of your chosen letters are in the target word, and whether they are in the right place. Wordle was created by developer Josh Wardle, a guy who you may have come across before; he was also the man behind the Reddit projects The Buttonand Place, each of which were similarly brilliant — and brilliantly simple — experiments in internet behavior. Vowels obviously need consideration too: not all Wordle answers will contain more than one, but plenty do, and some even have three. A good Wordle start word should have used a couple, but if they don't feature you might well want to try another one or two on your next go. Plus, remember the Y — this sometimes acts as a surrogate vowel, and is easy to forget. It also appears at the end of plenty of words.Murdle is a high-speed game of Clue that tortures your brain in the most enjoyable way. " ― Mindy Quigley, author of Six Feet Deep Dish and Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust As regular readers will know, after playing the five most common letters, I aim to include as many from positions 6-10 as possible in my second answer. If a letter is in the correct place, it turns green. If it's in the word but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the word at all, it turns gray.