How to win at Wordl: Or how to suck the fun out of word games
How to win at Wordl Or how to suck the fun out of word games I could have gone with “ How to solve Wordl ”, but that would have been disingenuous of me. Just look at the number of tweets, WhatsApp posts and statuses sharing the solved emoji grid! Don’t tell me people don’t consider it a minor accomplishment every morning! Though the creator Josh Wardle intended it to be “..just a game that’s fun”, people often brandish the solved grid as a sort of badge of honour. If you are the kind who thinks that solving the puzzle doesn’t matter, and it’s the playing that counts, then this one’s not for you! I for one think that we shouldn’t begrudge people their harmless daily dopamine hit, particularly after a miserable 2 years. A couple of clarifications before I proceed. What I am going to tell you here aren’t some unfathomable set of rules. These are just little devices that help solve a puzzle with greater certainty, which I am sure have become obvious to many ot...