Gerdle

About Gerdle

Gerdle takes its name from the Cornish ger, word. Its description calls it a word-guessing game using a list of Kernewek five-letter words from the Cornish Standard Written Form (SWF), the spelling agreed in 2008 for schools and public use, and the page repeats that in Cornish: the dictionary is written in the Standard Written Form.

You type five-letter Cornish words and press Enter. The tiles turn green for a letter in the right place, yellow for a letter in the word elsewhere, and grey for a letter that is not in it. The about box (A-dro) says it is open source, with its code on GitHub, and built on the React Wordle clone known as Reactle.

The word is chosen by date, counting from 1 January 2022, so all players get the same one and it changes at midnight. A countdown shows when the next word arrives.

It suits Cornish speakers and the many learners of the revived language.

How to play Gerdle

1. Open gerdle.vext.co.uk.
2. Type a five-letter Cornish word and press Enter.
3. Read the tiles: green for the right letter in the right place, yellow for a letter that is in the word elsewhere, grey for a letter not in the word.
4. Find the word within six tries and come back the next day for a new one.

Tips

• Answers use the Standard Written Form, so check SWF spellings if a word is refused.
• Cornish words often contain the combinations dh, gh and th.
• Use your second guess on fresh letters.

Questions