# Don't Wordle

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-wordle/

5 people recommended Don't Wordle in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

4 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Don't Wordle”.

**Verdict:** Free browser word game where undoing moves is part of play, and people find it more interesting than Wordle. Critics mention cookie prompts and a hidden instructions screen.

Summary written by Claude from 7 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- More interesting than Wordle (2 comments in the sample): "Legitimately a much better game than actual Wordle." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49436956)) "Don't Wordle[1] is significantly more interesting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647088))
- Fun and challenging puzzle (2 comments in the sample): "This is quite fun, but I can’t believe the amount of cookies it wants to set!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49432986)) "This is amazing, and incredible difficult (or I'm terrible" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49432912))

## Other word games people recommend

- [Wordle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wordle/): 18 recommend, 6 mixed, 20 criticize
- [Tiled Words](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tiled-words/): 17 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Uncrossy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/uncrossy/): 9 recommend, 9 mixed, 6 criticize
- [NYT Connections](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nyt-connections/): 6 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Don't Wordle", https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-wordle/ (5 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.