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Elaine McCallig
Jan 30, 2022
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Given Wordle’s popularity, it’s no surprise the viral brainteaser has inspired its fair share of memes.
With our Twitter feeds awash with green squares each morning, it seems everyone is enjoying the viral game. It’s made its way onto a Saturday Night Live skit, and has even inspired an NSFW spin-off.
If you’re not already familiar with the puzzle, the rules are simple. You are given six chances to guess a five-letter word. If a box turns green, it means your letter is correct. If you have the right letter but in the wrong box, it turns yellow. All incorrect letters turn grey.
Since it became popular, certain strategies have circulated that can help you get five green squares faster.
Each day on Twitter people share how many guesses it took them to get a flush of green squares, but some days the words are more… surprising than others.
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Naturally, the trend of sharing square emojis on Twitter inspired people to get creative.
Without further ado, here are some of the best “not a Wordle” memes on Twitter:
Not a wordle, just Sue Gray\u2019s report— Good Law Project (@Good Law Project) 1643363841
not wordle. just a cosmic brownie— annie (@annie) 1643341146
not a wordle, just americas most iconic tv family— Clare Cons (@Clare Cons) 1643389384
not a wordle, just tetris\n\n Next— ross tugade (@ross tugade) 1643348816
Not a Wordle. This is how many tabs I have open on my work computer.— Grace Loh Prasad \u99f1\u4fe1\u60e0 (@Grace Loh Prasad \u99f1\u4fe1\u60e0) 1643045012
Not a wordle, just a black and blue dress— Can Kabuloglu (@Can Kabuloglu) 1643349744
Not a wordle just my antigen test— \u2740 Faye \u2740 (@\u2740 Faye \u2740) 1643208350
Not a wordle, just a very hungry caterpillar— Nat Guest (@Nat Guest) 1643413462
Not wordle, just a zoom class.— Dr. Ji Y. Son (@Dr. Ji Y. Son) 1643175049
Not a Wordle, just Katie Ledecky at the Olympics\u2026— Kyle Sockwell (@Kyle Sockwell) 1643390871
Popular TV shows, films, and games also weighed in:
not wordle just a spidey suit— Spider-Man: No Way Home (@Spider-Man: No Way Home) 1643327356
not wordle, just a plumbob— The Sims (@The Sims) 1643389270
Not wordle, just a riddle \u2026— The Batman (@The Batman) 1643396914
not a Wordle, just a rose.— The Bachelor (@The Bachelor) 1643415233
not a wordle, just edward smelling bella in science class— THE TWILIGHT SAGA \ud83c\udf4e (@THE TWILIGHT SAGA \ud83c\udf4e) 1643332681
Not Wordle, just a shamrock tattoo. #SunnyFXX— It's Always Sunny (@It's Always Sunny) 1643330940
A few big brand accounts also took part in the trend:
not a Wordle, just America\u2019s railroad— Amtrak (@Amtrak) 1643397247
not a wordle, just a random kid in the ball pit— McDonald's (@McDonald's) 1643398662
Not Wordle, just having a beer.— Buffalo Wild Wings (@Buffalo Wild Wings) 1643321680
Not Wordle, just a field goal— NFL Network (@NFL Network) 1643309853
Not Wordle, just a night we\u2019ll remember forever.— New York Rangers (@New York Rangers) 1643468268
Not Wordle, just a helpful guide to coffee\n\n\n\n\n\nregular cuppa coffee\n\n\n\n\n\nlatte\n\n\n\n\n\ncappuccino \n\n\n\n\n\nthat's just milk— The Original Donut Shop (@The Original Donut Shop) 1643326960
Not Wordle, just a reminder to wear red on Fridays.— University of Houston (@University of Houston) 1643379190
Given the game’s huge popularity, we’re sure we’ll continue seeing more “not a Wordle” memes popping up on our Twitter feeds.
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