NYT Creates WordleBot To Rate Your Wordle Word Choices

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The New York Times has recently released a new companion app for viral sensation Wordle that analyzes player responses to each puzzle and offers feedback. The world-famous free-to-play game has seen a meteoric rise in popularity since it was first launched last year, paving the road for a bevy of Wordle-inspired computer games that test players' skills.

Wordle is a massively popular word puzzle game that centers around players guessing a five-letter daily word. This word resets every 24 hours, which plays a major role in the social component of the game; Wordle has a share feature that allows players to connect their social media accounts to the game, providing a handy graphic that shows how many tries it took to achieve the correct word. In this way, the single-player game has taken on a competitive aspect, with players comparing scores and even devising various techniques and strategies based on their unique experiences. The social component tied to the game has led to Wordle being Twitter's second most popular game so far this year.

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These social and strategic aspects may get bolstered by the newly released WordleBot browser app. The app, which is detailed on The New York Times' website, processes data from a player's most recent Wordle attempt, yielding quotients for skill and luck, and measuring them against the national average. WordleBot goes on to dissect each guess, offering up alternative word choices that could have led to a more efficient play session.

There are a number of strategies that can help Wordle players arrive at the correct word in the most effective way possible. For instance, players can guess words like "heart" or "course" that contain