QWRTL

About QWRTL

QWRTL describes itself as Wordle without the letter E. Its about page credits Josh's original Wordle and Lynn's variation, and it keeps the familiar board: type a word, press Go, and each tile shows whether the letter is in the answer and in the right place. The difference sits in the keyboard, where the E key is simply gone, and in the word list, where no answer uses it.

Losing the most common letter in English changes how you open. Starting words that lean on E are off the table, so the vowels you test are A, I, O, U and Y, and the consonants carry more of the work. Words you would never think of in ordinary Wordle become good guesses.

The page opens on a random match. The Today's link in the corner switches to a puzzle seeded by the date, which the board labels with the day, the word length and the game number, and which every player shares. A slider sets the word length, and you can copy your grid as coloured squares or send a link that summons a friend to the same match.

How to play QWRTL

1. Open limpet.net/qwrtl and press Today's in the top corner to load the date's puzzle.
2. Type a word with no E in it and press Go.
3. Read the tiles: right letter in the right place, right letter in the wrong place, or not in the word.
4. Keep guessing within the six rows until you find the word.
5. Use Publish my grid to copy your result, or Random for more practice games.

Tips

• Plan an opener around A, I, O, U and Y, since E is never there.
• Remember that common endings like -ED and -ER are impossible; -ING, -LY and -AL are not.
• Use Random matches to get used to E-less words before the day's puzzle.
• Check that the board says the date: a game started from the plain address is a random match.

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