You know what Wordle is by now – there’s an incredibly small chance I need to explain it. But just in case, here’s the short of it: everyday, you guess a five letter word. The game will tell you which letters are in the right spot, which are in the word but in the wrong spot, of which letters aren’t in the word at all. You get six tries, it keeps your stats, and we all have the same word. Simple, addicting, and most likely will leave you wanting more.
That’s where I come in, right here, right now. I’ve been playing everyday for a while now. Many have come and gone, but I have persisted. Not only that, but I’ve found quite a few copies of the game along the way. On my own or sent to me, one way or another these have wound up on my browser and I still play them everyday.
First up: Play Footle. This one focuses on the NFL, and American football. Players, teams, terminology, you name it. If it has to do with the NFL, and has five letters, it’s here. There’s also a soccer version with the same name, if you’re into that sort of thing.
If you’re feeling naughty, try Lewdle. Same rules as Wordle and a few extra tacked on. It varies between 5 and 6 letter words, and will only accept actual bad words. You can use hints and even guess 5 letters in a 6 letter puzzle, which is helpful since they don’t accept “regular” words to allow you to get some letters in there.
Next, Worldle. Look carefully, there’s an “L” in there. Chances are you’ll take an L playing, unless you’re good at maps and geography. You’ll get a silhouette picture of a random country on the planet. You’ll get 6 guesses, and they’re kind enough to auto-fill the names of countries. Hints come in the way of how close you are geographically to the answer. They’ll point you in the right direction, and tell you how far away you are. Of course, that does no good if you’ve never heard of the answer, which happens often.
More? Let’s go back to sports with WARdle, Poetl and Gordle. These focus on baseball, basketball and hockey respectively. Instead of including terms of the sport, these three focus on names players, so if you think you know your stuff and have nothing better to do, have at it.
The next two I’ll mention here are drastically different. First, Framed. Here, you’ll be shown a series of still shots from a particular film. You’ll have your guesses, and each wrong guess gets you another scene to work with. This one is tough, but not as tough as the last one, Absurdle. This game makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, and that’s the point. The answer can change, the words are bizarre; it actively and openly wants you to lose. If you’re a sicko, give it a try.
Finally, I’ll end off with two for brainiacs (nerds): Quordle and Nerdle. These are both incredibly tough, but for different reasons. Quordle is just Wordle, but 4 games at once. Each guess will show you what’s going on in the four squares, and you have to balance them all at once. My brain doesn’t work like that, so I can’t really handle it. Finally, Nerdle is just math equations. You have to guess the right signs and numbers, and make it make sense. A lot to think about over morning coffee, if you like numbers (sicko).
Well there you have it: an ass load of Wordle clones to get you through the first hour of your shift. If you get in trouble from your boss, just send him or her this post. Every view matters, you know.
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