The psychology of wordle

 Haven’t heard of wordle?

Then you are one of the very few people without social media. Well done you. You probably have a life and are very content. Smug points = 10

Never played wordle?

Then word games don’t interest you or you are so busy you can’t find a little time in the day. Again, well done you. Smug points = 10

Played wordle and given up?

Then you realised that it was a silly waste of time. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Play wordle regularly but never posted the chart on social media?

Then you like word games but have the sense not to annoy the people who don’t. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Play wordle and post the chart on social media?

Then you are part of the cool group. It’s a nice club to be in. It doesn’t harm anyone. Well done you. smug points = 10.

Play wordle and get excited because you guessed in one?

Then you have been very lucky. Well done you. Smug points = 10. (Unless you are the person who got it in one when the word was moist then you get 100 off your score. Who has moist as the first word that comes into their head?

Play wordle and have 100% success rate?

Your powers of deduction and or luck are very good. Well done you. Smug points = 10.

Play wordle and choose the same starting word each time?

Then you have a strategy. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Play wordle and choose a different word each time?

Then you are a creative thinker who isn’t tied to rigid forms of thinking. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Play wordle and use two different starting words to eliminate lots of letters?

Then you have a strategy. Well done you. Smug points = 10.

Play wordle and use a word with all the vowels to start?

Then you have a strategy. Well done you. Smug points = 10.

Play wordle and use unusual consonants to start?

Then you have a strategy. Well done you. Smug points = 10.

Play wordle to distract yourself from the horrors of everyday life?

Then you are using a distraction method coping strategy. It’s harmless. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Play wordle and make memes about it to make everyone who is also wordle-distracting themselves from the current political shitshow?

Then you’ve given joy to many. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Moist

Play wordle and moved onto other versions, such as sweardle or lewdle?

Then you are are person with an interest in a wide vocabulary and a need for more distraction than others. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Play wordle and try to avoid guessing the word moist by using all the attempts?

This is sensible behaviour and you know lots of words. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Play wordle and try to work out a regular social media poster’s starting word?

Then your need for distraction is very strong. You love a logic problem. Well done you. Smug points = 10

(Extra points if you are keeping a spreadsheet)

Play wordle because you invented it?

Then you are a very lucky genius who deserves however many millions the New York Times is paying you. Good choice to sell now because we will all get bored soon. Well done you. Smug points = 10

Play wordle to collect words for a modern day poem?

What? Who does that?

Slump crank gorge 

Query drink favor 

abbey tangy

Panic

Solar shire proxy 

Point robot 

Prick 

Wince crimp knoll 

Sugar whack mount 

Perky could wrung

Light moist shard

Play wordle and write a blog about the psychology of wordle?

Then you are a very annoying person. Stop it. All smug points removed. Although, seriously, wordle is a lovely distraction in these difficult times that has something for everyone. It doesn’t matter how you do it (or even if you don’t do it) it allows you to feel slightly better than someone else, which is one of those little wins we all need in life.