Wordle became an instant classic almost upon launch, but its simplicity also raised a new question: What to do when you've already guessed the word of the day? Luckily, since the advent of Wordle, we've had dozens of other guessing games that borrow one or more of Wordle's features—the five-letter solution, or the yellow and green squares, or sometimes just guessing and the concept of getting tips to narrow it down. possibility. Here are 14 of the best.
Nonsense
Let’s start this list with a cute and friendly game. Waffles places six different five-letter words in a grid that you solve simply by moving the blocks. It's tricky to get the job done within the given number of swaps, but you'll never be too confused - all the letters you need are right in front of you.
Flagel
I'm hesitant whether to award the geographic location on the list to Flagle, which uses a national flag, or to award country outlines to Worldle. I chose Flagle because there are two ways to win: In addition to shrinking a country's location, you can also reveal a tile for that country's flag.
column
This is probably the last friendly, simple game you'll see on this list, so enjoy it while it lasts. Hurdle provides you with five Wordle-style puzzles every day. You have to solve each puzzle to get the next one, and then the fifth puzzle pre-populates the previous four puzzles as guesses, giving you only two chances to win the final round.
absurd
"The Absurd" gets its name because its premise is completely ridiculous - and, does it follow through? The secret word you are guessing changes to escape your guess . Its nod to sportsmanship is that it will respect the previous prompt, so if it tells you that the first letter of the word contains an R, the solution will contain an R, but everything else is subject to change. Succeeding in this game means cornering the algorithm until there is only one option left; only then will it admit that you have won.
Hurdle
Hurdle is the modern version of Name That Tune! , a game show in which participants must identify songs based only on the first few notes. The songs in Heardle are taken from popular Spotify streams, so it's also a good litmus test for your own pop culture relevance.
quarrel
In Squabble we have our first competitive Wordle. (We'll meet another one soon.) If you think you're good at guessing words, here's your chance to prove it to friends or strangers in real time. Guess wrong and your little meter will lose health; guess right and replenish it. The game continues, with multiple words if necessary, until all but one player have been eliminated.
Model
If you like Squabble, try the massively multiplayer game Mordle. The game can host up to 100 players, but the gameplay is simpler since you don't need to watch their game board or fight them directly. Just try to solve the puzzle yourself as quickly as possible and find out how many people found the correct solution before or after you.
Quordle and other multi-word words
When Dordle (double Wordle) first appears, it seems like a nightmare; are you supposed to solve both Wordles with the same guess? ! But with practice, it's not difficult at all. So things escalated from there. In my opinion, Quordle is the best choice. Four is the perfect number of puzzles to solve simultaneously. But the Octordle is also interesting, and so are the Sedecordle and the Duotrigordle. Multi-word words can seem daunting at first, but with so many grids, almost any guesswork will give you a helpful hint somewhere .
Antonyms
Antiwordle is probably the most hellish of all the games on this list, and that's saying something. The rules are the same as regular Wordle rules played in Hard mode (in Hard mode you need to repeat the correct letter guess). But the whole idea is that you're trying not to guess the word. Once you get it right, you lose.
Semantics
Word games are very much a game for spellers. If you can recognize the patterns in which letters typically occur, you're at an advantage. So if you've ever wondered why a word game doesn't require you to guess the approximate meaning of a word, Semantle is for you. It's hard to even start narrowing it down, but once you do, just aim for words with similar meanings to come up with the answer.
Ciquan
Every time you get green and yellow squares in response to a guess, all the game is really doing is defining and redefining the pool of words in which the solution must lie. (All words with E and a in the second position) Let's say, anywhere else in them except the third. ) WordAll gives you a half-played game where it pauses and asks you to say all the words in that pool. This is a fun brain exercise that may make you a more strategic Wordle player.
Arter
We will not talk about this game anymore, it is an art-themed game that shows you fragments of works all created by the same artist. Its name is Artle, and it might teach you something you didn't know about your favorite artists and help you discover new ones.
Squadel
If you thought Waffle was cute, then Squardle is its evil twin. This is another crossword-style guessing game, but this time you have to enter all your guesses. This sounds great until you start trying to understand the prompts. Each square contains color-coded information about how your guessed letter fits into the puzzle word. Like Microsoft's Clippy, something that's meant to be useful can quickly become confusing and frustrating. Winning this game requires you to use these tips without letting their proliferation distract you.
edit
One word at a time? Six words at a time? Redactle scoffed. It gives you the full Wikipedia article with most of the words blacked out, like a censored government document. Your task is to guess the words; if you guess correctly, the words will be revealed in the article. Solving the puzzle means correctly guessing the title of the article - it can be about anything from a historical figure to a mathematical concept.
