Radiordle
Rate itA daily radiology puzzle: look at the scan, name the diagnosis in five guesses.
on radiordle.org
Radiordle is a daily radiology puzzle. Each day there is one numbered case, a medical image such as a chest X-ray or a CT scan, and you have five guesses to name the diagnosis, picked from a list. Close guesses are flagged, and after the game you can read about the condition. Past puzzles are in an archive.
About Radiordle
Radiordle asks one question a day: what's the diagnosis? The puzzle is a single medical image, shown in a viewer styled like a radiology workstation. It might be a plain chest X-ray, a mammogram, or a slice from a CT or MRI scan. You can click the image to zoom in on the detail.
You answer by choosing a diagnosis from the game's list, so spelling does not matter, and you have five guesses. You cannot pick the same diagnosis twice. Each wrong guess reveals a new hint, and if a wrong guess is near the answer, the game tells you that you are close and on the right track. When the puzzle is over you can open a short note about the condition, which is where the game earns its educational side.
The game keeps your statistics and a guess distribution, and shows how all players did on each puzzle. The archive lets you play any past puzzle by its day number; archive games are not counted in your statistics. Before your first game you are asked to accept a notice. There is no sign-up and no advertising on the page, and the board fits a phone screen as well as a desktop one, with the guess box pinned to the bottom on a phone.
The site pitches it as a test of your medical imaging knowledge, so it helps to know your way around a scan, but the list of answers and the close-guess hints give newcomers something to work with.
How to play Radiordle
- Accept the notice the first time you play.
- Study today's image; click it to zoom.
- Pick a diagnosis from the list and submit it.
- If you are wrong, read the new hint and the close-guess message, then try again.
- Find the diagnosis within five guesses, then read about the condition.
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Tips
- Zoom in before your first guess; small findings matter.
- A close-guess message means you are in the right area, so try related diagnoses.
- Use the archive to practise on past cases without affecting your stats.
Questions
How many guesses do I get in Radiordle?
Five.
Do I need to type the diagnosis exactly?
No. You choose it from the game's list.
Can I play past puzzles?
Yes, from the archive. They do not count toward your statistics.
What time does a new Radiordle puzzle come out?
At midnight Eastern Time, by the date in New York.
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