I can't help myself!

In January, I wrote in my tech tip that I had become addicted to Wordle.  I should have known the addiction would not stop there.  Have any of you succumbed to other Wordle-like games? 

The good thing is that each one of the games offers only one game per day, so it doesn't have to become a drain on your time......unless you want to expand the number of games.  :-)  I'd love to hear about your favorites; presently mine are:
Wordle
Quordle
Waffle
Squareword
Octordle
Sedecordle
Hurdle - this website is supported by lots of ads, unfortunately, so I "x out" as many of the ads as I can to de-clutter the game area.

If you are a newbie, I would recommend doing only Wordle for a few days; you will get better with practice.  The list above is the order in which I added the games to my daily list with Hurdle being the most recent and challenging for me. 

One word of caution:  It seems the internet is exploding with Wordle-like games. As always be cautious before clicking on an unfamiliar website. I would caution you to not create an account to play these games; giving out personal information is not required and certainly not recommended.

However, today is too nice of a day to stay inside playing games on your computer or phone.  Get outside and enjoy the warmth and sunshine!

Have a great Tech Tip Tuesday!

Wordle

Have you played Wordle?  It is found here:   https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/   I'm not a gamer so maybe that is why I didn't know anything about Wordle until last week; I may have just ignored any reference to it.  Once I heard about it I became hooked, along with millions of others it seems.  I am not a person who enjoys playing games on the computer or phone, but I am enjoying the challenge of Wordle.  Part of its appeal is that it is short, challenging, and there is only 1 puzzle per day.  The goal is to figure out one five-letter word each day.  Sound easy?  It isn't.  I'm getting better, I think, but I'm not finding it easy.

Below is what my screen looked like on yesterday's puzzle when I completed it.  Each day you begin with a 5 x 6 grid of empty squares.  You then enter words trying to guess the 5-letter word for the day.  With each try, squares turn green if you have the correct letter in the correct place.  Squares turn yellow if you have a correct letter but it isn't in the correct place in the word.  Squares turn gray if the letters you entered are not found in the word.  You only get 6 tries to enter the correct word; if not successful, you are done and must come back the next day for a new puzzle.  There is not a time limit and you are only in competition with yourself.

Some cautions:

1. Wordle is only available on the web at this address: https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/  Unfortunately in the Google Play store and the Apple Apps store there are fake Wordle apps; DO NOT download any of these. Wordle can only be played using a web browser.
2. There is an option to share your success on social media.  As tempted as you might be to do this, I would encourage you to refrain from doing so. 

Give the game a try. Take your time; there is no rush.  You can even leave the webpage open while you think about possible solutions.  Enjoy expanding your vocabulary!