Equate

Equate is a free browser puzzle by L.Jennings11, playable on its itch.io page on a phone or a computer. It takes the Wordle idea and swaps words for arithmetic: the answer is an equation exactly eight characters long, and you find it by entering equations of your own.

The hidden equations have one operation, plus, minus or times, between two numbers, followed by an equals sign and the result, as in 12+34=46 or 91*2=182. Each guess has to be a true equation of eight characters, typed on the on-screen number pad or a physical keyboard. After you submit, a green tile means the right character in the right place and a yellow tile means the character is in the equation but somewhere else. Repeated characters are scored the same careful way Wordle scores repeated letters.

The daily equation is generated from the date, so everyone playing that day solves the same one, and a new one arrives at midnight on your own clock. You get six rows. When you finish, the game shows how many guesses you took, keeps a daily streak and lets you copy a result to share. A Practice button gives you fresh equations whenever you want more.

The itch.io description gives 3+5*2=13 as an example, but the game only accepts equations with one operator, so a guess with two operators is turned away. On a computer the game sits in a small window on the page that shows only the top rows of the board and none of the number pad. Type your guesses on the keyboard there. On a phone the game opens full screen with the number pad at the bottom.

It suits players who already enjoy equation guessers like Nerdle and want a quick, clean daily version with no account.