Friends and family members who live far apart can keep in touch by playing online sensation “Wordle.”
Wordle is a fun but sometimes challenging daily word game that has players around the world hooked.
It was first released in October 2021 by Josh Wardle, who had originally invented the game for his girlfriend to play. But once he decided to set it live, Wordle became an instant hit, going from a handful of players to hundreds of thousands in a matter of weeks.
Newsweek reached out to some experts for their thoughts on the best way to ensure daily Wordle success.
“Be strategic with your second guess”, said linguistics expert and Babbel Live teacher Noël Wolf. “As hard as it might seem—especially if you have a few correct letters in your first word—using a completely separate set of letters, where possible, will help eliminate more possibilities in fewer guesses.
“For example, if your first Wordle guess is ‘crane’ and you discover that C and R are correct, instead of guessing a word like ‘cross’, try a different word like ‘plumb.
