Don't Wordle
Ranked 15 of 17 word games by recommenders
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.
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.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
More interesting than Wordle
“Legitimately a much better game than actual Wordle.”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Don't Wordle” “Don't Wordle[1] is significantly more interesting”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Researchers used math to crack Wordle” Fun and challenging puzzle
“This is quite fun, but I can’t believe the amount of cookies it wants to set!”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Don't Wordle” “This is amazing, and incredible difficult (or I'm terrible)”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Don't Wordle”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Too many cookie prompts
“This is quite fun, but I can’t believe the amount of cookies it wants to set!”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Don't Wordle”
Other word games people recommend
The four most recommended other word games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiled Words | 106 | 2 | 98% | 9 | — | Approved |
| 18 Words | 87 | 28 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Zanagrams | 51 | 5 | 91% | 2 | — | — |
| Wordle | 28 | 21 | 57% | 10 | — | — |
| Don't WordleThis page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Contrary to other games where undos are cheating, here they are part of the game.”
“It took me a minute to find out that I needed to close the instructions to see the actual game.”
“It's pretty frustrating to immediately lose, and then have to undo to find out what the word was.”
“Legitimately a much better game than actual Wordle.”
“This is quite fun, but I can’t believe the amount of cookies it wants to set!”
“This is amazing, and incredible difficult (or I'm terrible)”
“Don't Wordle[1] is significantly more interesting”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.