Moistle
Rate itWordle where every answer is a gross word, like moist.
on samperisi.com
Moistle is a Wordle clone whose daily answers are all gross words: things that are slimy, smelly or squirm. You get six tries to find the day's five-letter word, with tiles turning colour to show which letters are right, and the game shares your result as a grid.
About Moistle
Moistle bills itself as the grossest word game on the internet. It is built on an open-source clone of Wordle, with one change: the answer list was written by Chris Samperisi and is made of gross words, the sort of thing you would rather not say at the table. The word in its own rules, MOIST, sets the tone, and the list runs through slugs, scabs, drool, sweat and worse.
Play is plain Wordle. Type a five-letter word and press Enter. A tile turns green when the letter is in the word and in the right spot, yellow when it is in the word but elsewhere, and grey when it is not in the word at all. You have six rows, and when you finish the game copies a result grid to your clipboard to share; a miss shows you the word of the day.
The word changes once a day, counted from the game's start in January 2022, at midnight US Eastern Standard Time (05:00 UTC, so 1 a.m. in the US summer). The answer list holds about 120 words and starts over when it runs out, so long-time players will see a word come round again every four months or so. It is free on a single page with no account. It suits Wordle players with a sense of humour, and knowing that the answer will be unpleasant is a real clue.
How to play Moistle
- Type any valid five-letter word and press Enter.
- Read the tiles: green is the right letter in the right spot, yellow is in the word but elsewhere, grey is not in the word.
- Think of gross words that fit the letters you have.
- Find the word within six tries, then share your grid.
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Tips
- Remember the answer is always gross: once you have a few letters, think slimy, smelly or crawling.
- Open with a word using common letters such as S, E, A and R, as in any Wordle.
- Ordinary words are accepted as guesses, so use them to test letters before guessing a gross one.
- Watch for plurals and verb forms: the list includes words like slugs and burps.
Questions
What kind of words are in Moistle?
Gross ones. The answer list was written by Chris Samperisi and is made of unpleasant five-letter words.
How many guesses do I get?
Six, with Wordle-style colour feedback.
When does the word change?
Once a day at midnight US Eastern Standard Time, which is 05:00 UTC all year, or 1 a.m. Eastern during daylight time.
Is Moistle related to Wordle?
It is built on an open-source Wordle clone and uses the same rules, with its own word list.
Do the words ever repeat?
Yes. The game steps through a fixed list of about 120 gross words, one a day, and starts again from the top when it reaches the end.
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