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'Wordle' spin-off games: from 'Worldle' for countries to 'Nerdle' with numbers

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Powered by automated translationAt this point, Wordle hardly needs an introduction. Josh Wardle's viral word game, which has amassed millions of players within only a few months and has been bought by The New York Times, has inspired several other game makers, who have followed in its creator's footsteps.It's beloved so much across the world that it's even been translated into several languages, including Arabic.The simple premise – whereby players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word – has been adopted and used in a whole range of spin-off games.Read moreThree hidden Wordle hacks you didn't know, from hard mode to home screen iconHere are some of the best:It's Wordle, except for countries and not words. The general idea is the same: there's a daily puzzle and you have six guesses to figure out what country it is. An illustration of the shape of the country is given to you, and after each guess, you get a percentage of how close you are to the answer and an arrow pointing you in the direction of the correct destination.Unless you're a geography whizz, this one's tough, but you'll learn a lot along the way, too.Play it here: www.worldle.teuteuf.frNot everyone is a words person – some people are numbers people. That's where Nerdle comes in: it's Wordle for maths whizzes. Instead of five-letter words, you need to come up with the day's equation. There are eight "letters" – numbers from zero to nine and then +-*/= – and you'll always need one equals sign.The order matters, according to the rules. "If the answer we’re looking for is 10+20=30, then 20+10=30 isn’t close enough."If you're not a numbers fan, this isn't for you.Play it here: www.nerdlegame.comPrimel is another numbers game but arguably not quite as hard as Nerdle. Then again, it's not easy either, as you're meant to come up with a five-digit prime number in six tries. It'll only accept prime numbers as guesses, too, so it can become a real head-scratcher.Play it here: www.converged.yt/primelThis is fairly self-explanatory: it's Wordle, but you can play it over and over again.Only diehard Wordle fans need apply.Play it here: www.wordleunlimited.comAre you into Pokemon? If you answered yes, this is the game for you. You have eight guesses to come up with the right character. After each one, you're given tips on whether it's the right generation, type, height and weight, so you can whittle it down to the correct answer.Play it here: www.squirdle.fireblend.comKnow your crank from your cadence? Your bonks from your biffs? Tour de France a staple on your TV screen? Then Bikle is your game. You've got six tries to find a male or female cyclist's five-letter surname. It could be a legend from the past or someone in the present. Tiles go green when they're right and in the correct place, grey if they're wrong. You know the rules by now.Play it here: www.giop98.github.io/bikleJRR Tolkien would have loved this one. It's exactly like Wordle in almost every way, except you're guessing words that relate to the Lord of the Rings books.Play it here: www.digitaltolkien.github.io/vue-wordleWordle, but for rude words. Enough said.Play it here: www.lewdlegame.comTechnologyThe Arts EditA guide to arts and culture from a Middle Eastern perspectiveEditor's picksPresident Sheikh Mohamed receives Malaysian PM in Abu DhabiThe key takeaways from Adipec 2023UAE leaders praise education profession on World Teachers' DayMy Salary: 'I earn up to Dh20,000 a month'I dealt with 'Khalistanis' as a diplomat, and I know the India-Canada row obscures truthsMore from The National

Powered by automated translationAt this point, Wordle hardly needs an introduction. Josh Wardle's viral word game, which has amassed millions of players within only a few months and has been bought by The New York Times, has inspired several other game makers, who have followed in its creator's footsteps.It's beloved so much across the world that it's even been translated into several languages, including Arabic.The simple premise – whereby players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word – has been adopted and used in a whole range of spin-off games.Read moreThree hidden Wordle hacks...

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'Wordle' spin-off games: from 'Worldle' for countries to 'Nerdle' with numbers

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