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Jim Lampe
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Obsessed with Wordle? Here are 10 similar games to play
Obsessed with Wordle? Here are 10 similar word games that are great alternatives, including Byrdle, Spelling Bee, Typeshift, Bananagrams and Wordscapes.
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Obsessed with Wordle?
A few weeks ago, several of my friends started posting strange tweets that featured a grid of randomly colored blocks. Across the top of the tweet, it always said “Wordle” followed by several numbers. Eventually, curiosity got the best of me, and that’s how I discovered Wordle—the daily word puzzle that’s skyrocketed into popularity over the last few months.If you’re not familiar with it, the concept is simple: You get six chances to guess the day’s five-letter word. After every guess, each letter you input is highlighted in a certain color. Gray means the letter isn’t in the puzzle word, yellow means the color is in the word but not in that spot and green means you put the right letter in the right spot. There’s a new puzzle available every day, and while the idea is basic, the game is strangely addicting.
The only real downside of Wordle is that you can only play once per day, so if you’re craving more brain-busting word puzzles, here are 10 similar word games that will hold you over until tomorrow, including IRL games like Boggle and Bananagrams.
Byrdle
If you thought to yourself, “Hm, Byrdle sounds just like Wordle,” that’s because it’s the exact same game. Yup, this self-proclaimed parody works exactly the same way as the original, giving you six attempts to guess the five-letter word of the day.There are several other Wordle knock-offs, as well. For instance, there’s also Hello Wordl, which has the same concept but lets you choose how many letters the word has, ranging from four to 11. Additionally, you can play Hello Wordl as much as you want—there’s no daily limit.
imo, byrdle sucks
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Bob Correll
R.I.P. 3/31/2022
I like only being able to play once a day since I would probably get burn out if I played one after another.
Good to know there are alternatives though, might me a good time killer. I have a crossword puzzle app I like for killing time.
Good to know there are alternatives though, might me a good time killer. I have a crossword puzzle app I like for killing time.
Darryl - swazies
TVWBB Diamond Member
rough start,
Wordle 222 5/6
Wordle 222 5/6
JSaus
TVWBB Wizard
Have played HelloWordli and it is the same as Wordli. My wife and I like to compete and the hello version gives us different words, so no competition. I also agree that one a day is fun and too many could burn you out. With hello, you can go up to 11 letters and I do not know any words that long.
Ed P
TVWBB Platinum Member
Curious as to how many people do this in their head? Or do you use something like pen and paper? I use a tablet and S pen, drawing on top of an image of a blank Wordle puzzle. Is that cheating?
The name of the free app is Squid (Android). I've attached an image of a blank Wordle puzzle.
NOTE: NO SPOILER HERE!
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The name of the free app is Squid (Android). I've attached an image of a blank Wordle puzzle.
NOTE: NO SPOILER HERE!
Wordle 222 3/6
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Ed P
TVWBB Platinum Member
My approach is somewhat scientific...vowels and most commonly used consonants. My wife uses brute force. She's beaten me! This is more in my wheelhouse but she beat me!
Like I told her, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Dwain Pannell
TVWBB Hall of Fame
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Bruno
TVWBB Hall of Fame
Well then I bid you adieu.
Wordle 223 3/6
I try to use a different word first every day and get lucky, got a key letter this am.
I LOVE THIS GAME! I think a big key for me is one a day keeps it fun, I’ve also been telling my wife this for years.
Bob Correll
R.I.P. 3/31/2022
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