How to install the real and free Wordle app on your iPhone or iPad<div id="link_wrapped_content">
<body><section class="wp-block-bigbite-multi-title"><div class="container"></div></section><p>People are going crazy over Wordle, the simple word game created by Josh Wardle. Wardle published the game on the web and told the <a href="
https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/technology/wordle-word-game-creator.html&xcust=1-1-589410-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">New York Times[/url] that since it was a “labor of love,” he’s not interested in creating an app version of it. <a href="
https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/&xcust=1-1-589410-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Wordle is easily accessible on the web[/url], but the <a href="
https://www.macworld.com/article/574594/wordle-app-store-copycats-removed.html" data-type="URL" data-id="
https://www.macworld.com/article/574594/wordle-app-store-copycats-removed.html">Wordle copycats that came out on the App Store[/url] and were eventually taken down by Apple show that there is a demand for an app version.</p>
<p>There is a way to get the Wordle by Josh Wardle “app”—it involves using a feature that’s long been in iOS, save a web page to your home screen. It’s really easy to make, and once you do, the Wordle icon will appear on your Home Screen and App Library and function just like an app.</p>
<p>One caveat about creating the Wordle web app: if you’ve already been playing via Safari, your current streak won’t carry over to the web app, just as if you started playing on a new device. So you’ll have to start a new streak.</p>
<h2 id="how-to-save-wordle-as-an-app">How to save Wordle as an “app”</h2>
<ol type="1"><li>On your iPhone or iPad, open Safari and go to <a href="
https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/&xcust=1-1-589410-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">
https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/[/url].</li><li>Tap the Share button, which is the rectangle with the arrow pointing upward.</li><li>On the Share screen, look for
Add to Home Screen and tap it.</li><li>On the next screen, you can rename Wordle if you want. You can also look at the URL to make sure it’s correct (<a href="
https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/&xcust=1-1-589410-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">
https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/[/url]).</li><li>Tap
Add and the Wordle icon will appear on your Home Screen.</li></ol><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="
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<p>When you’re ready to play (or when you
can, since there’s only one Wordle game per day), you can just tap the green “W” icon on your Home Screen and the game will launch. Good luck!</p>
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><strong><a href="
https://www.macworld.com/article/604636/app-store-ios-scams-fake-reviews-subscriptions.html" data-type="URL" data-id="
https://www.macworld.com/article/604636/app-store-ios-scams-fake-reviews-subscriptions.html">It’s not just Wordle, the App Store is a total mess[/url]</strong>: How scams, knockoffs, ripoffs, and fake reviews show how badly Apple needs to clean things up</p>
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<h2 id="how-to-load-a-new-game">How to load a new game</h2>
<p>If you launch the Wordle web app on a new day and a new game didn’t load, try relaunching the app. Don’t worry about your streak—it will be maintained.</p>
<ol><li>Go into the App Switcher by swiping up from the bottom edge of the screen. Stop swiping around the midpoint of the screen. On devices with Home buttons, press the Home button twice.</li><li>You’ll see a set of “cards” that represent the apps you recently opened. Swipe to Wordle and then swipe up on it to remove it from the set.</li><li>Go back to the Home Screen by tapping anywhere on the screen and open Wordle.</li></ol><div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="
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<h2 id="how-to-play-past-wordles">How to play past Wordles</h2>
<p>Wordle has only one game per day and each day is numbered. For example, Wordle on January 27 is game number 222. Wordle itself doesn’t have a way to play past editions, but as Lifehacker <a href="
https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://lifehacker.com/finally-there-s-a-way-to-play-wordle-more-than-once-a-1848426643&xcust=1-1-589410-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">reports[/url], there is a site that allows you to access past Wordles.</p>
<p>Created by <a href="
https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.devangthakkar.com&xcust=1-1-589410-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Devang Thakkar[/url], the <a href="
https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.devangthakkar.com/wordle_archive/&xcust=1-1-589410-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Wordle Archive[/url] lets you play old Wordle editions. The site provides buttons so you can access a specific puzzle—you can even replay Wordles you have already solved.</p>
<div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" src="
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<p>If you really love the Wordle Archive, you can make it an “app” on your iPhone and iPad, which would give you quick and easy access to the game. Just open the Wordle Archive in Safari, and then follow the same instructions as how to save Wordle as an “app” at the top of this article.</p>
<h2 id="how-to-cheat-at-wordle">How to cheat at Wordle</h2>
<p>No, we’re not advocates for cheating in a game that we enjoy, but maybe you just need a little help. Or maybe you’re tired of seeing Wordle scores on social media and you want to post a few “high” scores of your own to get back at them. Whatever your reason, we’re not here to judge, we’re just here to direct you to an article and video by our sister publication, PCWorld, on
how to cheat at Wordle.</p>
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</div></figure><h2 id="googles-tribute-to-wordle">Google’s tribute to Wordle</h2>
<p>This
Google Easter egg will make you smile. All you need to do is type “Wordle” into the Google search field (or the address field on your iPhone or Mac if you have Google set as your search engine) and press Return. The Google logo at the top will turn into a mini Wordle in tribute to the game. It’s cute, so check it out!</p>
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How to install the real and free Wordle app on your iPhone or iPad
