Wordle has gone viral, and such games are proving useful in the classroom as teachers leverage their popularity for student engagement

How teachers use Wordle–and other games–for next-level engagement


Wordle has gone viral, and such games are proving useful in the classroom as teachers leverage their popularity for student engagement

"Did you get the Wordle today?" What initially began as something Josh Wardle created to serve as a personal daily game has become a household name, with users sharing their Wordle progress on social platforms and urging friends to start playing. And now, teachers are using Wordle, along with other games with viral status, to boost student engagement.

The popular game tasks users with guessing--in six guesses--a five-letter word. When users guess a word, a green square indicates they have guessed a correct letter in its correct spot. A yellow square indicates that the letter is in the word, but the user has put it in the wrong spot. And a gray square indicates that the letter is not in the word.

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