Qwertle
Rate itWordle where the colours tell you how far each letter is on the keyboard.
on qwertle.friedman.in

Qwertle is a Wordle variant with a twist in the feedback. You guess the day's five-letter word in six tries, and each tile is coloured by how physically close your letter is to the right one on a QWERTY keyboard, measured as the distance between key centres.
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, and a statistics box keeps your current and longest streak. There is no account to make and no advertising; the page carries only a small link for tips.
The game is a small project by Sam Friedman, hosted on his own site, and has kept serving a new word every day since 2022.
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
- Open the Daily page; the how-to box explains the colour scale and can be closed with its X.
- Type a valid five-letter word and press Enter.
- Read the tile colours: white means correct; otherwise the colour runs from red for far to green for close, by how far that key sits from the right key on a QWERTY keyboard.
- Use the distances to move each letter towards its target on the keyboard.
- Find the word within six guesses, then share your result from the statistics box.
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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.
Questions
Is Qwertle the same for everyone?
Yes. The daily word is chosen by the date and numbered.
What do the colours mean?
How physically close your letter's key is to the correct key on a QWERTY keyboard; a white tile is exactly right.
Can I play more than once a day?
Yes, in Practice mode, which is separate from the daily word.
When does a new Qwertle come out?
At midnight on your own device's clock: the game counts the days since 13 April 2022 to pick the word.
Does Qwertle have ads?
No. The page has no ad scripts or banners, and it plays without an account.
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