If you’ve noticed lots of posts on Twitter containing a bunch of coloured boxes, then you have come across the latest word game sweeping (portions of) the internet: a pleasant little brainteaser named Wordle .

{What is|What exactly is} Wordle and how do I {play|perform|enjoy}?

Simply put, Wordle is a free word-guessing {game|sport|online game|video game} available online : guess {the|the particular} five-letter word in {six|6} tries or fewer. Wordle explains its rules {in a|inside a|within a|in the} handy pop-up the first time {you|a person} load the game, but {it’s|it is} all fairly straightforward: {if the|when the} letter from your guess {isn’t|is not} in the target word, {that|that will} letter will turn {grey|gray|greyish}. If is in the word {but not|however, not|although not} in the right position, it’ll turn yellow. If {it’s|it is} in the word and in {the right|the best|the proper|the correct|the ideal|the suitable|the appropriate|the perfect} place, it will turn {a nice|a good|an excellent|a pleasant} shade of green. {You have|You might have} six goes to get it {right|correct} – and if you get {it|this} right in one go, that’s weird/basically impossible.

There is only one {puzzle|dilemna|problem|challenge} available a day for everyone – sort of like a newspaper’s crossword or sudoku – {so|therefore} once you’ve finished {the|the particular} puzzle, you have to wait for {the next|the following}.

{Sounds|Seems|Noises} simple. Why is it {so popular|a popular choice|a favourite}?

{Everyone is|Most people are|Many people are|Everybody is} guessing the same word, {and thus|and therefore} competing against each other {each day|every day} – the reason it’s {so popular is|a popular choice is|a favourite is} that you can easily share {your|your own} results (the occasional {bug|insect|pest|irritate|frustrate|annoy|pester} notwithstanding):

{Above|Over}, you can see how many guesses {I|We|I actually} took, which letters {I got|I acquired} wrong and right, {and even|as well as|and also} reverse-engineer {how I|could|the way i} arrived at the answer . Crucially, the results are spoiler-free; {it|this} tells you how I went {without|without having|with out|with no} actually giving the solution. {It’s|It is} also a bit of a knowing in-joke for those already playing, {while|whilst} outsiders ask “what’s {with all the|with the|with all the current} box emoji? ”

{It’s|It is} quick to play, easily shareable, and sparks conversations {online|on the internet|on-line|on the web} about the solution – {and how|and exactly how} well everyone did.

Who {made it|managed to get|caused it to be} ?

Wordle is {a project|a task} from Josh Wardle, {an|a good} engineer at Reddit, {who has|that has} ( as {Mark|Tag|Indicate} Serrels recalls for CNET) created {some|a few|several} interesting experiments before – including the platform’s Button {and|plus} Place . Wordle {originally|initially} launched {in|within} mid-October, and only really {started|began} becoming popular last week {after|right after} Wardle added the ability to {share|discuss|reveal|talk about} results.

{Now|Right now|Today|At this point} everyone is playing it – and {you can have|you could have} a go too .