Gates said: “Starting in February or March, I was doing the same thing every morning. Soon after waking up, I picked upcell phoneOr a laptop to solve the Wordle puzzle and you have 6 chances to guess a 5-letter English word. “
In addition, Gates will play the Wordle-style four-word puzzle game Quordle, and the eight-word puzzle game Octordle.
Gates admits that he is competitive at these games, checking the number of turns or guesses he and friends and family have solved each puzzle game every day.
Unlike some other “time-wasting” games, a puzzle game like Wordle is a great way to connect with people, Gates said.
Launched in 2021 by Josh Wardle, Wordle went viral on social media by the end of 2021, with many celebrities playing the game and sharing it with their fans.
Gates said he usually guesses Wordle’s answer four times, sometimes five. He said he might have an advantage playing the game himself because he read a lot of English literature. For example, he said he knew the word Smite because he had read the Bible, and he knew the word Duchy because he had read English literature.
Gates also said there is a website that offers Wordle in 64 languages, including some from Star Trek and The Lord of the Rings. This puts Gates to shame, saying, “I consider myself a nerd, but anyone who can solve Wordle in Klingon or Elvish is another level.”
In addition to anagrams, Gates also plays Nerdle, an equation guessing game that uses the numbers 1 to 9 and operators (+, -, x, and /). Like Worlde, the player can guess 6 times and then it will be displayed if they guessed correctly, or if they guessed correctly but in a different position.
“As a math-heavy person, I’m probably better at Nerdle than the text-related version, although I don’t have many friends and family who like to do it.”
Gates said he usually guesses Nerdle three or four times. “It’s fun,” he said.
Gates added: “I’m the type of person who will play addictive games over and over again if I give myself a chance.”