Wordle and Quordle as a Learning Tool

Over the last year or so I have been consistently playing Wordle and Quordle every day. It occurred to me that this game could be a perfect way for students to start off the school day. I purpose that starting the school day off with 10 to 15 minutes of doing these games would be extremely beneficial with getting students motivated and engaged for the rest of the day. Wordle and Quordle are word games that reset every day and the purpose of them is to guess various words in an effort to figure out what the correct word is. However, with Wordle, the player only gets 5 guesses to get one word correct and with Quordle the player only gets 9 guesses to get 4 words correct. 

While Quordle is more challenging than Wordle, I believe these games would help to get students engaged in the activity at hand while also having to work together and vote on what they believe the correct words may be. With these word games, after incorrect guesses the player is given hints on which letters may be in the correct word, if there are any at all. As such, the students would have to focus, use their vocabulary skills, and vote as a team on which words to guess. After the game is concluded and the correct word is revealed, students could be asked questions on that word with regards to what they think the word means, how it could be used in a sentence, and if that word has any meaning to them. Once these questions are asked and answered, the instructor could reveal the actual definition of the word to the class and see if the students were correct with their answers. These games reset every day and different new words are chosen afterwards. As such, this makes every game different and every day in the classroom different. 

Overall, this quick game could be a great tool to learn as it adds to a student's vocabulary and get them engaged with other students and the instructor. As this activity would take place in the first 10-15 minutes of class, it would get the students engaged, active, participating, ready to learn, and it sets a positive tone for the rest school day 

Chris@NU-OTECF