We’re a Wordle Family

Sorry, not sorry.

A little game called Wordle is causing problems in our family. For one thing, I’m good at it. For another, I’m not a modest person. And for good measure, I’m a mom. People don’t like being beaten by their moms.

You have 6 tries to guess the Wordle of the day — a 5 letter word. Each guess must itself be a legit 5 letter word. You can find it at https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ . This is literally the biggest thing since Baby Shark.

Some people start with the same word every day — F-A-R-T-S, for example. Or A-D-I-E-U if you’re classier. Farts would help you figure out what consonants you’re working with. Adieu would identify your vowels quickly. Others like to start each day with a completely new word. Change it up.

This divide alone is the same as the age-old planner vs. pantser divide among writers. Do you prefer a plan? Or do you prefer to play by the seat of your pants?

Wordle 212 3/6

Have you tried it? That graph above, intended for sharing on social media, shows that I got it in 3 tries.

• In the first five letter word I guessed, my middle letter was a green box, so I learned that the letter was A) yes, in the word, and B) also in the right place. That’s the green box.
• The yellow boxes let me know that my letters are in the word, but were still in the wrong place.
• The last row shows all green boxes, indicating that I guessed the right word in…