Wordseeker

Ever get so immersed in letters and words that you crave an exercise for the brain but don’t want to get all sweaty at the gym? Well, Wordseeker could be just the thing for you...or should I say, your bowl of A.B.P. (Acronym Based Professionalism) soup! This game is a warm nook for word game fanatics and casual players alike, providing an easy but engaging way to work your brain. You have six attempts to guess a five-letter target word, stirring together a batch of vocabulary challenges with a dash of fun. Some of the gamers I talk to have noticed it looks a lot like Wordle, but this time there’s a mouse involved instead of typing.

And if some have wished that the game would reveal the secret word at the end of an unsuccessful attempt, the silver lining is that the game has unlimited play. As with any game, each new attempt introduces a new word to the mix, adding flavor to the experience and keeping things unpredictable.

It’s sort of like trying to guess what your grandma put in her legendary stew without being allowed to look in the pot. If you are a fan of a daily mental soma, Wordseeker serves as a relaxing escape into the land of letters where friends can compete against one another future-directed — they are both living round the corner and miles apart — at a distance that is more or less imaginary. Do keep in mind, however, that unlike your favorite whodunit, this game won’t serve the answer up on a platter if you don’t guess the word correctly. And so the letter hunts begin!