What is Wordle? How to play the viral game that’s taking the world by storm

Wondering what those yellow and green grids floating around your Twitter timeline are? It’s the new word game that everyone’s playing – Wordle.

Wordle is a simple but addictive word game that’s gone viral in the New Year.

Although it was launched 200 days ago, the game has really blown up over this past week.

The puzzle site lets you share your scores with others, which has gotten everyone in a competitive mood as players share and compare their scores with their followers on Twitter.

Here’s what you need to know about the trending game including what it is and how to play it.

What is the word game Wordle and how do you play it?

Wordle is a simple but tricky brain teaser which asks players to solve just one-word puzzle per day.

The puzzle is a five-letter word that is the same for everyone and since it changes every day you can play it daily.

All you need to do is guess the single word each time you play – you have six attempts to get it right.

The game uses a colour-coded system which gives you a little hint by letting you know whether a letter is in the right spot or not.

For example, if you guess a word incorrectly, but one of the letters is right and in the correct position, that box turns green.

If a letter is in the word but it’s not in the right place in your guess, then the box turns yellow, and if a letter is not in the word at all, the box turns grey.

The game lets you challenge yourself by turning on a ‘hard mode’ which forces players to use hints given by the game, stopping you from guessing words at random.

Wordle is free and can be played easily from any device that you can browse the internet including your phone, tablet or laptop. You can play the daily puzzle here.

What are the green and yellow boxes I keep seeing on Twitter?

If you’ve been seeing the yellow and green boxes all over Twitter, that’s because the game has blown up on social media this past week.

The act of unpicking a word daily becomes quite addictive.

Since the word is the same for everyone, its also fun to compare your guesses with that of friends, family or even strangers playing online.

If you don’t get the word right, it’s still pretty entertaining to share your score on social media and have a laugh about it, which completely explains why Wordle is the latest viral trend that’s everyone jumping on.