I wasn't the first, but I am having fun!

I joined the Wordle craze. Boxes kept popping up on my social feed and I got curious.

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It turned out Worlde was my type of game! Words? Puzzle? I was in! The one puzzle a day raised the stakes and kept the commitment low. I almost lost a round learning the game (The word was "proxy") and haven't stopped since.

It's become a friendly competition between Carrie and I. She doesn't play every day, but when she does she wants to beat me! 

I taught one class how to play and compare scores with some of my students, too.

Scott showed me a few variations of the game. Hello wordl allows you to pick the size of the word you're guessing (from 4 to 11 letters!). 

The version I like the most is dordle. It involves solving two words at once (just crunchy enough without being too much of a brain burner!).

Since Wordle got popular, I've had students show me Worldle (a variant where you guess countries) and Patrick has shown me Reversle and Mathle (which may become something I show my classes).

I doubt the Wordle craze will last the years, but it's been a fun few minutes every day lately. Enough so I even wrote a post on it!