Absurdle is a 2022 web-basedpuzzleword game created by Sam Hughes, commonly known as qntm. It is a Wordle clone in which the player attempts to guess a five-letter word while the game changes the solution. Inspired by his other project Hatetris, he created Absurdle to experiment the passive-aggressiveness of the former game.
In Absurdle, the player attempts to guess a five-letter word.[1] On every turn, the game will change the solution based on the player's guesses;[1][2][3][4] for example, if the player gets the "U" in "BUTTS", the game picks another word with that specific letter.[2] Unlike Wordle, the player has unlimited tries.[2][5]
Development
According to qntm, his inspiration to develop Absurdle came from Hatetris, one of his projects in which the game spawns the worst possible tetromino in a Tetris game.[6] He wanted to take the difficulty of Hatetris and apply it to Wordle.[6]
Reception
Ranking Absurdle as his favorite Wordle clone, Graham Smith of Rock Paper Shotgun felt the game's difficulty encouraged efficiency.[5] Reviewers appreciated the ability to guess freely.[2][5]
