My partner’s mom has this saying (sort of) that she doesn’t care what her kids text her, she just wants regular messages to make sure we’re all alive and well. Now thanks to the viral word guessing game Wordl, she doesn’t have to worry anymore.
In Wordl, you spend six rounds guessing a daily word. With each subsequent guess, the game gives you clues that tell you which letters appear in the last word or not. Once you win (or lose), you can share your score by copying and pasting a grid that shows the colors that match your guesses. Every day everyone gets the same word. Combined with this built-in sharing feature, this is the perfect copy-paste-and-send message.
In front Wordl, my family group chat was usually reserved for making plans or sharing photos. It wasn’t dead, but it was sparse. Now I keep waking up to messages from members of my family with results and comments on how the puzzle went. “I got a little overzealous and immediately started guessing words instead of collecting possible letters,” my partner said Wordl Riddle 219. Recently my partner’s brother told us that there actually is a hard mode and how to turn it on.
My partner’s mother and stepfather are always the first to send a score in the morning. (Both are early risers.) As the day progresses, answers will trickle back from my partner, his two brothers, his sister-in-law, and I as we find time in our cross-time zone days to solve the mystery. My partner’s mom said, “It’s a great way to take a few minutes out of a busy day to take part in an experience together.” She said, “It’s fun to see how everyone is doing and how each of us is doing had different strategies to find answers.”
Wordl is easy to learn and doesn’t take too much time to play every day. Because of its design, it’s a fun game that’s generationally appealing and accessible, and these group chats help us share that joy together.
