Qwertle

About Qwertle

In Qwertle the clues are spatial rather than about which letters are in the word. After each guess, a tile turns white with a black letter if it is exactly right; otherwise its colour runs along a scale from far (dark red) to near (bright green), depending on how far your key is from the correct key on a standard QWERTY layout. A guess of SQUAB might tell you that the first letter is S, the second is nowhere near Q, the third is very close to U and the fourth is about halfway across the keyboard from A.

You have six guesses, each a valid five-letter word. The daily word is numbered from the game's start in April 2022 and picked by the date, so everyone gets the same puzzle; the share text shows the number and your score. A Practice mode, reached from the menu, gives unlimited extra words.

It suits Wordle players who want a puzzle that rewards thinking about the keyboard layout as well as spelling, and touch typists who know where every key sits.

How to play Qwertle

1. Type a valid five-letter word and press Enter.
2. Read the tile colours: white means correct; otherwise the colour shows how close that key is to the right key on a QWERTY keyboard, from far to very close.
3. Use the distances to move each letter towards its target on the keyboard.
4. Find the word within six guesses, then share your result.

Tips

• Start with a word whose letters are spread across the keyboard to triangulate quickly.
• Picture the QWERTY layout: a green tile near E points to W, R, S or D.
• Keys on different rows can still be close; think in two dimensions.
• Use Practice mode to get used to how distance maps to colour.

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