Bill Gates Says He Can't Stop Playing Wordle

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Wordle took the start of 2022 by storm, as puzzle and brain teaser enthusiasts swarmed the site daily. Wordle still remains popular even now, and now Bill Gates has admitted that he's crazy about the game.

As the co-founder of Microsoft, one of the biggest computing companies in the world, it may not come as a surprise to some that Gates is a fan of brain teasers. While he doesn't claim to be the best Wordle player around, he's been quite dedicated to the game since he got his start with it.

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Bill Gates shared a post on his site discussing Wordle, some of its clones, and how he plays it. According to Gates, starting sometime in either February or March, he made Wordle a regular part of his morning routine. However, like many Wordle fans, he's limited by the fact that only one word is available to guess per day on Wordle, so he also looks to clones like Quordle and Octordle to provide additional brain teasers for the day.

However, Gates isn't just into Wordle because it's a good way to get one's brain started for the day. Gates also professes to be a fan of the social aspect of it, as he can discuss the Wordle word every day with fellow fans. Wordle lets users share their results without giving away the word of the day, which has helped to further boost its popularity. Fans can see how long it took their friends to figure out the word and try to meet or beat that score themselves by guessing it faster.

As with most people, Gates has developed a bit of a strategy for playing Wordle. He likes to start with words containing a lot of vowels, like «Adieu» or «Ounce» to see which are in the word. He also likes to think about what consonants commonly go together, like «c» and