Nerdle is a free, daily math puzzle game available on the web. The game was created by Richard Mann, with his children, and Marcus Tettmar[1]. It was released in February 2022. It is based on Wordle by Josh Wardle.
Gameplay[]
Nerdle is similar to Wordle, but instead of guessing a 5 letter word in 6 tries, the player guesses an 8 digit/letter, equation in 6 attempts. The player can only use 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, +, -, *, /, and =.
When an equation is guessed, all digits in that guess are colored green, pink, or black. A green digit means that the digit in the correct spot, a pink digit means that the digit is in the equation, but in the wrong spot, and a black digit means that the digit is not in the equation. Nerdle uses standard order of operation, doesn't use negatives, like -5 - 6 = -11, and allows commutative answers, like 10 + 20 = 30, and 20 + 10 = 30 (unless disabled).
Controls[]
- Keyboard to type numbers and symbols.
- Enter to submit guess.
- Left mouse to click on the in-game keyboard.
Variations and Spinoffs[]
There are many variations of Nerdle on the same website:
- Mini Nerdle: The player must guess an 8 digit equation.
- Micro Nerdle: The player must guess a 5 digit equation.
- Maxi Nerdle: The player must guess a 10 equation, which can include parenthesis, and square and cube exponents.
- Bi Nerdle: The player must guess two 8 digit equations in 7 tries.
- Bi Mini Nerdle: The player must guess two 6 digit equations in 7 tries.
- Quad Nerdle: The player must guess four 8 digit equations in 10 tries.
- Instant Nerdle: The player must guess an 8 digit equation in 1 try, and are given an 'equation' with all of the numbers and symbols found in the real equation, with one of them in the correct spot.
- Speed Nerdle: The player must guess an 8 digit equation in 5 tries, and are given a random equation that has been guessed.
- Midi Nerdle: The player must guess a 7 digit equation (Amazon Prime Gaming Exclusive).
There are also several distinctive spinoff games hosted on the same website:
- Nerdle Cup: The player complete with other players in a public or private game in guessing multiple equations (usually classic, mini, micro, or maxi), and tries to have the least amount of total guesses and fastest time.
- Shuffle123: The player must complete a grid by moving rows and columns of numbers within 18 moves.
- ShuffleABC: The player must complete a grid by moving rows and columns of letter within 18 moves.
- Crossnerdle: The player must complete a suduko styled board, by fills in incomplete equations with numbers and symbols. The difficulty varies by the day of the week; Mondays are the easiest, Sundays are the hardest.
- Nanagrams: The player must create all possible equations from 6, 7, 8, or 9 numbers and symbols.
- 2d Nerdle: The player must complete a grid by swapping numbers and symbols.
- Targets: The player must create 1, 2, 3, or 4 numbers by creating an equation for each number from a selection of 6 number. They can only use +, -, *, /, and ().