Wordle

You’ve probably heard of Wordle by now. If not, where have you been?!

It’s a puzzle where you get six chances to guess a preselected five-letter word; each guess is marked according to whether the right letters are in the right place or the wrong place or absent altogether.

I usually get it in four guesses. My streak was 90, then got reset to zero, which is annoying because I was so close to 100. I haven’t got it back to where it should be because I actually forget to do it now and again.

Anyway, I popped into Ely to pick up Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez. While I was in Ely, I thought I’d have a look in The Works. I found The Guardian has released a book of its cryptic crosswords; I’ve been wanting this sort of thing for yonks, so I got it, along with a recipe book that I may or may not use.

While in The Works – this is where the first three paragraphs become relevant – I saw a book of Wordle puzzles. Then I saw a book beside it of puzzles inspired by Wordle. Then I saw a book on top of more puzzles inspired by Wordle. Someone is clearly hoping the Wordle trend will continue till the end of time.