DNDle

About DNDle

DNDle was made by Dan Q and launched on 16 February 2022, early in the run of Wordle clones. Instead of a word, the answer is a creature from the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons, and instead of letters you play with its six ability scores: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma.

Each row of the board is one guess of six numbers. You can type them on the on-screen number pad, or pick a monster from the drop-down list to enter its scores at once. After each guess the tiles change colour: a score in the right column, one the monster has but under a different ability, and one it does not have at all, just as letters work in Wordle. The name of the monster whose stats you entered shows beside the row. You have eight rows to find the day's monster, and the end screen names it with its challenge rating.

The day count starts from the launch, so every player gets the same monster, and a countdown shows when the next one arrives. A hard mode takes the number pad away so that every guess must be a real monster from the list. The game keeps your played games, win rate and streaks in your browser, and its share button posts your rows as coloured squares. DNDle is free, open source and not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. It suits players and dungeon masters who know their stat blocks, and anyone who likes a number-flavoured Wordle.

How to play DNDle

1. Open dndle.app; the board has six columns, STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS and CHA, and eight rows.
2. Enter six ability scores with the number pad and press Enter, or choose a monster from the drop-down to use its scores.
3. Read the tiles: one colour marks a score in the right column, another a score the monster has under a different ability, and grey a score it does not have.
4. Use what you learned to pick a monster whose stat block fits, and guess again.
5. Find the monster within eight guesses, then share your result and wait for the next one at 10:00 UTC.

Tips

• Open with a real monster from the drop-down: you test six scores at once and see a name to anchor on.
• Very high or very low scores narrow things fast, since few monsters have a Strength above 20 or an Intelligence of 1 or 2.
• Beasts tend to have very low Intelligence and Charisma, while fiends, dragons and celestials run high across the board.
• Try hard mode once you know the list: every guess must then be an actual monster.

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