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Edit request (COI): variants, multiplayer, classroom use, reception
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Disclosure: I am Richard Mann, founder of Nerdle. I have a conflict of interest and have previously edited this article, so I am not editing it directly. I am proposing the following additions below, each supported by an independent secondary source, for a neutral editor to review. These are additions only and do not change the existing text or citations.
1. Variants. Suggest adding (e.g. as a short "Variants" section or sentence):
- Nerdle has expanded into a family of around twenty games (the "Nerdleverse"). These include Mini and Micro Nerdle (with fewer characters), Speed Nerdle (a timed version), Instant Nerdle (solved in a single guess), Pro Nerdle (user-created puzzles) and Bi-Nerdle (which requires solving two grids at once), along with an archive mode, Nerdle Replay.
- Sources: The Simple Things;[1] The Guardian;[2] Express (Speed Nerdle);[3] Express (Bi-Nerdle).[4]
2. Multiplayer mode. Suggest adding:
- In November 2022, a multiplayer mode called the Nerdle Cup was introduced, allowing players to compete against one another.
- Source: Express (Nerdle Cup).[5]
3. Educational use. Suggest adding:
- Nerdle has been used as a warm-up activity in mathematics classrooms, and was featured among digital games adopted by teachers.
- Sources: Education Week;[6] Kotaku;[7] Forbes;[8] Metro.[9]
4. Reception. Suggest adding (e.g. to a "Reception" line):
- Bill Gates has described Nerdle as the Wordle-style game he has spent the most time thinking about.
- Sources: GatesNotes;[10] Inc..[11]
Thank you for considering these.
References:
References
- 1 2 Chandler, Ruth, "The Puzzle Makers", The Simple Things, print, issue dated 24 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Spawn of Wordle: five of the best riffs on the hit word game", The Guardian, 21 February 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/feb/21/spawn-of-wordle-five-of-the-best-riffs-on-the-hit-word-game
- 1 2 "Speed Nerdle makes a hard game even harder", Express, 2 April 2022. https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/1589970/Speed-Nerdle-maths-puzzles-clock-timer
- 1 2 "Bi-Nerdle is to Nerdle what Quordle is to Wordle", Express, 23 May 2022. https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/1614502/Bi-Nerdle-Nerdle-Quordle-Wordle-NEW-daily-maths-game
- 1 2 "Forget the World Cup, the Nerdle Cup is the ultimate competition for brainiacs", Express, 2 November 2022. https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/1690797/Nerdle-Cup-competition-maths-puzzle-Wordle
- 1 2 "Beyond Wordle: 6 Other Digital Games Teachers Are Using", Education Week, February 2022. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/beyond-wordle-6-other-digital-games-teachers-are-using/2022/02
- 1 2 "A Wordle Math Clone Is Rapidly Becoming My Daily Favorite", Kotaku, 21 February 2022. https://kotaku.com/wordle-clone-nerdle-free-word-game-puzzle-browser-math-1848547825
- 1 2 Suciu, "Nerdle Promises To Be More Than Just Another Wordle Clone", Forbes, 19 May 2022. https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2022/05/19/nerdle-promises-to-be-more-than-just-another-wordle-clone/
- 1 2 Lynch, "How Nerdle went from Wordle with numbers to a million players", Metro, 8 February 2022. https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/08/how-nerdle-went-from-wordle-with-numbers-to-a-million-players-16070166/
- 1 2 Gates, "I can't stop playing Wordle!", GatesNotes, 2022. https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Wordle
- 1 2 Zetlin, "Bill Gates Plays Wordle Every Day. Then He Plays These 3 Games He Likes Just as Much", Inc., September 2022. https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/bill-gates-wordle-quordle-octordle-nerdle-antiwordle.html