React Wordle

This is a clone project of the popular word guessing game we all know and love. Made using React, Typescript, and Tailwind.

Try out the demo!

Build and run

To Run Locally:

Clone the repository and perform the following command line actions:

$> cd react-wordle
$> npm install
$> npm run start

To build/run docker container:

$> docker build -t game .
$> docker run -d -p 3000:3000 game

Open http://localhost:3000 in browser.

Projects built using this repo

Other languages

• Latindictionary.io: Latin
• Kelmaly: Arabic
• Arwordle: Arabic
• Wörtchen: German
• Vārdulis: Latvian
• 꼬들 – 한국어: Korean
• 한글 풀어쓰기 5자: Korean
• Urdle: Urdu

Fun themes

• Murdle: Spooky hangman mashup
• Taylordle: Taylor Swift
• Dundle: The Office
• Weedel: Video game characters
• JoJodle: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Math, Acronyms, and more

• Primel: Prime numbers
• Syscordle: SYSCALL
• Mathler: Find the solution that equals X
• Stockle: Guess the stock or ETF
• AI-powered: Includes an AI component

Want to add one to the list? Just make a pull request or let us know via a comment here

FAQ

How can I change the length of a guess?

• Update the MAX_WORD_LENGTH variable in src/constants/settings.ts to the desired length.
• Update the WORDS array in src/constants/wordlist.ts to only include words of the new length.
• Update the VALIDGUESSES array in src/constants/validGuesses.ts arrays to only include words of the new length.

How can I create a version in another language?

• In public/index.html:
  • Update the title, the description, and the “You need to enable JavaScript” message
  • Update the language attribute in the HTML tag
  • If the language is written right-to-left, add dir="rtl" to the HTML tag
• Update the name and short name in public/manifest.json
• Update the strings in src/constants/strings.ts
• Add all of the five letter words in the language to src/constants/validGuesses.ts, replacing the English words
• Add a list of goal words in the language to src/constants/wordlist.ts, replacing the English words
• Update the “About” modal in src/components/modals/AboutModel.tsx
• Update the “Info” modal in src/components/modals/InfoModal.tsx
• If the language has letters that are not present in English, add them to the CharValue type in src/lib/statuses.ts and update the keyboard in src/components/keyboard/Keyboard.tsx
• If the language’s letters are made of multiple unicode characters, use a grapheme splitter at various points throughout the app or normalize the input so that all of the letters are made of a single character
• If the language is written right-to-left, prepend \u202E (the unicode right-to-left override character) to the return statement of the inner function in generateEmojiGrid in src/lib/share.ts

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