Could today’s word be MONEY? Perhaps GAMES? Or DEALS, or TIMES, or even VIRAL?
Just kidding, of course. I’ve already done my Wordling for the day. No spoilers here.
Welcome to Wordle, the free online daily word game that has reportedly amassed millions of players since its inception just four months ago. For many, it has become a daily obsession, some staying up at night to get their fix first thing.
The appeal is in its simplicity: pick a five-letter word, any five-letter word, and start from there.
If any letters turn green, they’re correct and in the right place. Yellow = right letter, wrong place; grey means try again. Six goes to get to the word of the day, and that’s it. No hints or cheats. You get your next game when the clock strikes midnight.
It all started with a software engineer who wanted to create a simple game for his partner – which has now been bought by The New York Times for a seven-figure sum.
Living in a digital world in which we are bombarded by adverts, requests for data and downloads, Wordle is so simple even the biggest luddites can easily get to grips with it. It is also free. And it has created an online community, one in which players can easily share and discuss their results on social media spoiler-free, thanks to a simple emoji grid, so there’s no danger of ruining that day’s game for anyone else.
The green, yellow and grey emoji squares tell a story – all green on the second attempt (or even first for some) is pretty much down to luck, but those who do the rounds through a series of yellows and greens to get the right answer are using all their Wordle skills to get there. Those who have played that day’s game can decipher others’ emoji results codes to see how they did it.
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Source : skynews
