There’s a New Way to Play Wordle With Your Friends
Screenshot: New York Times Wordle arguably owed its early popularity to its built-in friendly competition: when you finish a puzzle, you get to paste those little yellow and green squares…
When Is It OK to Cheat at Wordle?
Photo: Wirestock Creators (Shutterstock) Do you cheat at Wordle? That’s going to depend on your definition of cheating, of course. Peeking at somebody else’s screen when they’re solving is cheating.…
14 of the Best Wordle Variants of 2022
Screenshot: Redactle We all fell in love with Wordle this year, and by “we” I mean all of us nerds who have five minutes to kill over coffee each morning…
Wordle Has Themes Now, so You Should Change Your Strategy
Photo: DVKi (Shutterstock) Wordle is still played the same way as ever, and if you just want a simple game without overthinking it, that’s all you need to know. But…
How to Get a Wordle Hint Without Spoiling the Whole Thing
Photo: FP Creative Stock (Shutterstock) Look, games are for having fun. I’m not going to judge how you play Wordle, or Solitaire, or any other game where “cheating” is an…
Waffle Is the New Wordle
So far, all my favorite Wordle variations have kept the same shape of game board as the original: Five letters, each guess appearing as a new row in a grid.…
Finally, There’s a Way to Play Wordle More Than Once a Day
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) According to Twitter, my decrepit Facebook feed, and a daily trash-talking text thread shared among my husband, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, if you love Wordle, you really…
11 of the Best Mindless Mobile Games You Never Knew You Needed
Sure, your phone or tablet has the hardware for complex gaming experiences—but the real sweet spot of mobile gaming is mindless, play-for-a-minute experiences. The sort of thing you gravitate toward…