# Introducing - Wordle in MakeCode! š
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780
**Category:** Show & Tell
**Tags:** game
**Created:** [May 8, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780 "2023-05-08T16:48:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/1 "2023-05-08T16:48:13Z")
This game adheres to the [age rating games project](https://forum.makecode.com/t/age-rating-games-on-the-forums/19119) (ARGP) standards.
š¢ - this game is suitable for all ages
š¤¬ - This game might contain profanity - unfiltered words)
So, Iāve been busy with school and some other stuff recently, but I should be more active now, especially with @Uniqueās [UAT 2](https://forum.makecode.com/t/unique-a-thon-2-non-official-game-jam/19695) approaching on 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z.
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Soooā¦ it looks like @AlexK [made the game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-whats-my-word/11998) way back in 2022, and I just didnāt know š
. I found this out while writing this post
But anyway, Iām sure almost everyone is famliar with the hit game [Wordle](https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html). If youāre not, allow me to cover the basic rules and the gist of the game.
# Rules of the game
Wordle is a game about guessing words. Each day, a new **5** letter word is generated. You are given 6 attempts to guess the word using real English words. After entering each word, the letters will be marked **yellow** if they appear in the word _somewhere_, and **green** if they are in the correct spot.
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Now, for my implementation of the game. The dictionary I used is a direct port of the one found in the original game, which is something Alexās game didnāt accomplish. 12,000+ words are available as legal words, and about 600 or more are available as picks for the ātarget wordā.
All of the words are stored in `words.ts`, within the variables `legalWords` (all legal words to enter) and `gameWords` (which get selected as the word youāre guessing). The lists i downloaded contained some vulgar words too, and while I did my best to scrub them, I might have missed some. If you find any, please report their line number so I can remove them ASAP!
# How does the game work?
The game will generate a random word from itās dictionary every time you start the game. If you end a game (guess the word or run out of guesses), the word you played will be removed from the list of target words. If you use them all up somehow, the game will reset the list.
I also created a custom keyboard for ease of use. Note that the key will also get colored according to the above mentioned standards. You can also erase the last letter using the **Backspace** key (ā¬
) on the right hand side, or by pressing **B** (ENTER) as a shortcut.
To submit the typed word as a guess, press the **Submit key** (ā”) on the left hand side.
> **[Wordle](https://arcade.makecode.com/S87355-07977-97647-97218)**
>
> Made with ā¤ļø in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
And of course, enjoy the game! After all, it was made with ā¤ in MakeCode.
# Future plans
For now, Iām guessing the game is absolutely unplayable on hardware, and thereās no doubt about it. I donāt want to even try it, because I donāt want my PyGamer to explode.
The huge variables holding the words are definitely hogging the memory, and the game concurrently loads 88 sprites on startup. For hardware, Iām looking to some optimisations on this list, sooner or later in no particular order so I can (hopefully) get this running on hardware.
- Encode words in a static image to save space
- Remove the `usedWords` setting (sacrifice convenience for functionality)
- Render the board, keys and title as a part of the background image
Oh, and I donāt know how stable this actually isā¦ I kind of just mashed it together, so if you find any šŖ²s, please report them so I can bang my head against a wall until I obliterate them š«
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### Author:  [@BoostedGames](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BoostedGames)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/2 "2023-05-08T17:14:31Z")
Radical!
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### Author:  [@Blobbey](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Blobbey)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/3 "2023-05-08T17:14:58Z")
**This is AMAZING! I love Wordle, and this an EXTRAORDINARY replica of it! Great job!**
**š„³ š**
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### Author:  [@Blobbey](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Blobbey)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/4 "2023-05-08T17:16:26Z")
I may have found a bug:
Thereās supposed to be another I according to the game, but thereās no where for the I to go. š
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/5 "2023-05-08T17:17:39Z")
The game considers the āIā as a letter that appears in the word. That means the yellow āIā is just pointing to the one thatās in the middle (the one you found the placement of)
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### Author:  [@Blobbey](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Blobbey)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/6 "2023-05-08T18:26:30Z")
Okay, but wouldnāt that make it a little hard to know if there were two Iās?
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### Author:  [@Nerdiest](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nerdiest)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/7 "2023-05-08T21:14:47Z")
Hey thanks For using the ARGP standars!
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/8 "2023-05-09T16:22:21Z")
I might update that soon, Iāll see how the real game handles it.
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### Author:  [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/9 "2023-05-09T16:24:53Z")
I love the effort- I suck at these spelling games but it is so cool to see you manage 12 THOUSAND words in one game!
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### Author:  [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/10 "2023-05-09T16:34:10Z")
I thought Wordle in Makecode sounded familiarā¦
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### Author:  [@AbstractDesigner](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AbstractDesigner)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/11 "2023-05-09T16:44:19Z")
How did I get a curse word on my first tryā¦ My luck is just crazy ļæ£^ļæ£
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### Author:  [@BoostedGames](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BoostedGames)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/12 "2023-05-09T18:57:20Z")
wild.
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/13 "2023-05-09T18:57:38Z")
What? Could you reference the word? You can censor it, but I need to find this word and eliminate it. As I was saying, Iām working on scrubing the dictionary at the moment.
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### Author:  [@Nerdiest](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nerdiest)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/14 "2023-05-10T17:10:14Z")
I got the word Vaped I know its not a bad word necassarily, but its not the best thing to show younger children (played this with my little sibs)
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/15 "2023-05-10T17:15:12Z")
Yeahhā¦ I donāt think itās critical. I understand the concern about topics like that but I donāt find it super vulgar. Thatās also why I put the disclaimer at the top. While the game is SFW, it might contain some not-so-great words. Iām mainly worried that a swear or otherwise vulgar word is left in
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### Author:  [@AbstractDesigner](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AbstractDesigner)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/16 "2023-05-10T17:16:08Z")
I took a picture of it, but right before posting the image, I realized the word was a different meaning than what I expectedā¦ (I checked the word multiple times in my super thicc dictionary š
)
Also, you shouldnāt ask people to post curse words, even if they are censored, cause people would know the meaning anywaysā¦
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/17 "2023-05-10T17:33:44Z")
Well, how else am I supposed to do anything about it? Itās not mean in an insulting way or anything, we all know itās being posted in good faith in order to help with removing it. Also, the first two letters would have been enough for me to search for it, but I digress
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### Author:  [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/18 "2023-05-10T17:33:51Z")
(Just mentioning that this is such a complicated topic, perhaps moving to [Age rating games on the forums](https://forum.makecode.com/t/age-rating-games-on-the-forums/19119) would keep this clutter out of the Wordle discussion?)
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### Author:  [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/19 "2023-05-10T17:49:44Z")
I have a feeling itās still relevant here as a part of my game
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### Author:  [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/introducing-wordle-in-makecode/19780/20 "2023-05-11T20:48:30Z")
Sure!
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