{"id":2798,"date":"2022-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/beyond-wordle-the-best-word-games-to-try-next\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:41:39","slug":"beyond-wordle-the-best-word-games-to-try-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/beyond-wordle-the-best-word-games-to-try-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Wordle: the best word games to try next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are frustrated by the smash hit puzzle, or hungry for more, there are endless alternatives out there &#8211; but which are the best?<\/p>\n<p>The debate continues to rage among Wordle players: has the New York Times ruined it? Why are there suddenly so many double-letter days (SWILL, seriously?); so many frustrating solutions that hinge on a single, ambiguous letter? And what about &ldquo;caulk&rdquo;? Has something changed? Or are people just losing interest? Since Wordle caught the world&rsquo;s attention, there has been a fast-flowing stream of copycats and humorous takes on the word-guessing game, based on everything from swearing (Sweardle) to choral music (Byrdle) to geography (Worldle). If you&rsquo;re looking for something different, though, rather than just an inventive twist on the same theme, the Android and Apple app stores have many other word games you can play on your phone. Fans have been quietly enjoying some of these for years &ndash; some offer a daily five or 10 minutes of puzzle fun, while others let you sink as much time into them as you want.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2022\/feb\/28\/worldle-sweardle-byrdle-a-guide-to-the-maze-of-word-game-apps-that-arent-wordle\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are frustrated by the smash hit puzzle, or hungry for more, there are endless alternatives out there &#8211; but which are the best? The debate continues to rage among Wordle players: has the New York Times ruined it? 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