GettyThis photo illustration shows a person playing online word game “Wordle” on a mobile phone in Washington, DC on January 11, 2022.Īccording to NPR, software engineer Josh Wardle of New York City created the Wordle and named it after himself. People try to best other people by guessing the wordle accurately in the fewest tries.

For example, if you place the letter B in a square and that square turns green, meaning it’s right, you can still put the letter B in another tile in your next turn.Īccording to NPR, everyone gets the same word, and you can share your results on Twitter.

If you pick a word that isn’t a word, it will say it’s not in the word list. Keep going until you get the word right or run out of tries. Then hit enter, check the color doing, and enter another one. If the tile doesn’t turn green or yellow, it means that the letter is not in the word at all.Ī new Wordle is available every day, the website says. Color coding gives you hints about how close you are when playing Wordle.įor example, if the letter’s square turns green it means that the letter is in the word and in the correct spot, but if it turns yellow, it means the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot.

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