How Wordle Is Helping People Connect
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That shareability is increasing contact and connections among generations, as parents and children compare scores and do , too. It’s a subtle way to have a daily check-in. “It’s been kind of a sweet way to feel a little bit connected,” says Susan Patrick, 54 , from Menlo Park, California, who has three children ranging in age from 16 to 22. “My kids don’t always answer me when I text them, ‘How are your classes going?’ But when I see the little bleep come in of the Wordle score … it’s a little connection.”
The game won’t accept random letters — users have to enter a real word. After you finish the game, a Share option pops up. You can use that to share your grid on social media or with friends and family by text or email. Wordle in its current form provides an option for those who are color blind that adjusts the colors. To find this, click on settings and turn on the color -blind mode.
It’s hard to know just yet what the sale means for Wordle devotees, says Alex Bellos, 52, author of Language Lover’s Puzzle Book who also writes a puzzle column for The Guardian. If The New York Times begins to charge for the game “it will sadden many users and a majority will stop p laying,” Bellos wrote in an email. If The New York Times doesn’t charge, “my guess is that it will use Wordle as a gateway for the puzzle’s millions of players to enter the NYT’s puzzle ecosystem” — a lucrative product for the media company . Flowers & Gifts 25% off sitewide and 30% off select items See more Flowers & Gifts offers > With each guess, the game will let you know which letters you have right. The background of a letter turns green if it is in the word and in the correct spot or yellow if it’s contained in the word, but in the wrong spot. Those that are not contained in the word are dark gr ay. Each guess, and each correct letter, gets you closer to finding the word of the day. And it can get tricky — sometimes letters are used more than once. The goal is to guess the word in as few tries as possible, and before you run out of attempts. Everyone has their own strategies and you can google lots of suggestions for improving your chances of guessing the daily word. Some people use the same starting word every day. Othe rs try to focus on words with lots of vowels to zero in on which are used in the word and which are not. But Bellos says a good idea is to start with words that contain some of the most common letters in the alph abet. Part of the game’s appeal is that it’s very “achievable ,” Bellos says. “Even if you think you’re not good at words, at logic, or not good at puzzles, you’ve got a pretty good chance of getting that word in six goes,” he says. “No one likes puzzles that are too hard or too easy, but Wordle is just about right.”
The Wordle Craze Is Helping People Connect
Purchased by The New York Times the popular puzzle is still free — for now
Nick Ansell - PA Images/Getty Images If you’ve seen those green, yellow and gray boxes people are sharing on social media and wondered whether you should pay attention, the answer is probably yes. Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine. Those boxes are the way people share their scores on Wordle, a viral, five-letter word guessing game that’s everywhere these days. Part of the genius of Wordle is that it’s free, there’s only one new game a day and the results are easily shared without giving away the answer. Recently, however, it had purchased Wordle, which has millions of daily users, from its creator Josh Wardle for a price “in the low seven figures.” It said the game would “initially” be free for all players. Originally players accessed the game by visiting a website and not through an app. The game has now and players headed to the original site will automatically be redirected. At least for now, the game will still be free and will still allow players to brag to others or despair over their daily attempts.That shareability is increasing contact and connections among generations, as parents and children compare scores and do , too. It’s a subtle way to have a daily check-in. “It’s been kind of a sweet way to feel a little bit connected,” says Susan Patrick, 54 , from Menlo Park, California, who has three children ranging in age from 16 to 22. “My kids don’t always answer me when I text them, ‘How are your classes going?’ But when I see the little bleep come in of the Wordle score … it’s a little connection.”
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Go to The New York Times . Experts say to start with a word that contains some of the most common letters in the alphabet, including vowels , like adieu or aisle.The game won’t accept random letters — users have to enter a real word. After you finish the game, a Share option pops up. You can use that to share your grid on social media or with friends and family by text or email. Wordle in its current form provides an option for those who are color blind that adjusts the colors. To find this, click on settings and turn on the color -blind mode.
It’s hard to know just yet what the sale means for Wordle devotees, says Alex Bellos, 52, author of Language Lover’s Puzzle Book who also writes a puzzle column for The Guardian. If The New York Times begins to charge for the game “it will sadden many users and a majority will stop p laying,” Bellos wrote in an email. If The New York Times doesn’t charge, “my guess is that it will use Wordle as a gateway for the puzzle’s millions of players to enter the NYT’s puzzle ecosystem” — a lucrative product for the media company . Flowers & Gifts 25% off sitewide and 30% off select items See more Flowers & Gifts offers > With each guess, the game will let you know which letters you have right. The background of a letter turns green if it is in the word and in the correct spot or yellow if it’s contained in the word, but in the wrong spot. Those that are not contained in the word are dark gr ay. Each guess, and each correct letter, gets you closer to finding the word of the day. And it can get tricky — sometimes letters are used more than once. The goal is to guess the word in as few tries as possible, and before you run out of attempts. Everyone has their own strategies and you can google lots of suggestions for improving your chances of guessing the daily word. Some people use the same starting word every day. Othe rs try to focus on words with lots of vowels to zero in on which are used in the word and which are not. But Bellos says a good idea is to start with words that contain some of the most common letters in the alph abet. Part of the game’s appeal is that it’s very “achievable ,” Bellos says. “Even if you think you’re not good at words, at logic, or not good at puzzles, you’ve got a pretty good chance of getting that word in six goes,” he says. “No one likes puzzles that are too hard or too easy, but Wordle is just about right.”