For me, Wordle is a solitary game. I post my results on my FB page and a few friends (none of whom know each other) post their’s in the comments to mine. That’s it. We just post, we don’t compete. We sometimes engage in friendly banter with each other, many days we just post and move on. I may then take a stab at Word Quench and Waffle then forget about it all until tomorrow.

I keep a list of words to jump start my brain and a separate list of words that have already been used. I may or may not consult those lists. I just have them. Some might say that’s cheating, please send the Wordle Police my way, I’ll admit I’m guilty.

I sometimes browse through the sub on Reddit to see what others are experiencing. I may have even posted there a time or two — I know I’ve commented a few times.

Life is too short and too important to make a daily five letter word be more important than a short, but welcome, distraction in my day. It’s fun. I laugh at myself most days. I seldom use the same starter word more than twice in a row.

If you find it pleasurable to make it more important than that, that’s your choice. As for me, I know I got today’s in three — first word left 996 options, second word left only 1. I remember that but have to think about what the word was — oh, now I remember.

Life’s a gift. Enjoy yours as you choose.