For many of us, Wordle is the way we start our day. We spend a few minutes trying to solve the daily five letter word puzzle, groan a bit about the answer or celebrate when we get it within a few guesses, and maybe compare our results with friends (or even strangers).
But if you're really, really into Wordle and want to take your game to the next level, the New York Times now has a Wordle companion called Wordlebot. After you've played the daily Wordle, you can visit Wordlebot for a granular analysis of your guesses, learn how to make them better next time, see all sorts of statistics… and endure scathing insults through every step of the process.
«WordleBot is a tool that will take your completed Wordle and analyze it for you,» says the New York Times(opens in new tab), withholding the fact that their bot is also going to mock your efforts and make you cry. «It will give you overall scores for luck and skill on a scale from 0 to 99 and tell you at each turn what, if anything, you could have done differently — if solving Wordles in as few steps as possible is your goal.»
That last bit is an important detail. If you really gamify Wordle and make your guesses as optimal as possible, this bot might help you improve. If you enjoy playing by using fun words like PLUNK or SPURT or BONKS and seeing where they take you, Wordlebot is going to skin you alive.
Here's how to use Wordlebot. Once you've completed your daily Wordle, just head to the Wordlebot site(opens in new tab) (though it looks like you may need a $1 weekly subscription to the Times or at least a free account). As long as you're using the same browser you play Wordle in, Wordlebot will take you through your guesses, one by one, and analyze your choices. And it can
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