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So long Wordle—Knotwords is my new daily word game obsession

A word game that's as addictive as a "DRUG."

Enlarge / A word game that’s as addictive as a “DRUG. ”

The viral success of Wordle has reminded the world of how compelling the good word game can be (even if that game is not exactly new ). But if you’re anything like me, the every day Wordle grind has probably started to feel a bit monotonous by now.

After months of daily puzzles, there’s just not enough depth to Wordle ‘s simple five-letter guessing game to really keep pushing a regular player in order to interesting new places. Variations that limit the possible word space (i. e., Lewdle ) or tack on more simultaneous games (i. e., Sedecordle ) bring back some of the novelty but can only go so far.

For players ready for a bit more depth in their daily word puzzles, I can’t recommend Knotwords enough. The game combines the jigsaw-like intersecting letter arrangements of a new crossword puzzle with the positional logic associated with a math puzzle like kenken , creating a truly unique and addictive brain teaser. After spending some sort of week tearing through dozens regarding Knotwords puzzles, I’m pleased to say I’m still eager for a lot more.

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