Glasgow Shares Thoughts on Wordle

Wordle is an online game where one has six chances to guess a hidden five-letter word. Each time someone guesses a word, the game will show them which letters are used or not used in the word. One uses these clues to deduce what the word is. The goal of the game is to find out the hidden word in the fewest guesses possible.
Molly Raiden, an 8th grader at Glasgow thinks that, “Wordle can be a challenging game, but it tends to become repetitive unless you do it with a friend. One thing I dislike about Wordle is the culture built around it; when it was more popular, people discussing it were really negative about their inability to solve the puzzle and about other people’s inability to do the same. All in all, though, Wordle is a nice tool to take a break with.”
Ms. Sabol, an 8th grade Civics teacher at Glasgow agrees that Wordle is nice to take a break with. She says that, “Wordle is a fun word game and a great way to exercise your mind! I don’t play it regularly, but when I do, I always get competitive with my friends as to how many tries it takes me.” She also points out that Wordle helps you expand your vocabulary.
8th grader Mayeda Alom shares, “I like how easy it is to understand. Though I didn’t get it at first, I really like how it uses bright colors and has a keyboard in front of you, so you can see exactly what you guessed.”
Though it may be challenging, Wordle is a game anyone can play if they put their mind to it. It is a great way to exercise your mind, take a break, and even do it with friends, as Glasgow’s students and staff have already begun to do.

Brooke Ehmann - Jones (she/her), an 8th grader at Glasgow MS has been a writer for the Panther Post since the 2020 school year. She has lived in Northern Virginia all of her life and plays on a soccer team, loves playing music on her saxophone and the piano, enjoys reading, writing, cooking, and painting, and loves spending time outdoors on the many hikes she and her family have been on. Brooke is also very passionate about the environment and enjoys learning about nature, and volunteering to protect it. She has two cats at home, and loves traveling to national parks with her family.
S.S
Jun 1, 2022 at 11:51 am
Great work on the article! I think that I’m going to be playing it more often now.
charlotte
May 23, 2022 at 1:50 pm
nice article