NEW ADDICTING GUESSING GAME AND TIPS ON HOW TO WING IT
Lately, some of your Facebook friends have shared green, yellow, and gray boxes without any context. Probably you’ve been curious too! What are they called? What do they mean? Is it a game? Indeed, it’s a game and you have to try it too. Here’s why.
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Before we dig into the game itself, Do you remember your childhood days when you and your friends at school tried to guess a word by crossing out letters on a chalkboard? The game rules are not that different. When I first tried the game, it really sent me a series of happy memories.
WORDLE
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Wordle is a guessing game website developed by programmer Josh Wardle that players can visit and play only once a day. This is the reason why players all over the world look forward to this daily.
Every day, a five-letter word is generated (This is the same for all players worldwide), and the players have six tries to guess it. Each letter is colored green, yellow, or gray after each guess; green indicates that the letter is correct and in the correct position; yellow shows that the letter is in the answer but not in the correct position, and gray indicates that the letter is not in the answer at all. These are the boxes you see on your Facebook wall, it indicates how many times the player has guessed the word of the day.
WORDLE TIPS AND TRICKS
According to YouTube user Nykos, he always starts with the word PIANO. It has 3 vowels in it and there’s a bigger possibility you get 1 or 2 letters right and you start from there. This tip is neat!
The best first word on wordle is still debatable. Some users say SLATE, or QUERY. However, at the end of the day it is still a game and the point is having fun.
Reminder: Do not be a spoiler and reveal the answers to your friends so that they enjoy the guessing.
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