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Play wordle in command-line
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Project history and usage
This `wordle` package is Agastya Chandrakant's small Go command-line implementation of Wordle, the viral five-letter daily word game. The project README describes it as a Golang implementation of Wordle in the command line, built with `make` or `go build` and run as `./wordle`.
The package is best understood as part of the early-2022 wave of Wordle clones and ports that followed the original browser game's late-2021 viral rise and January 2022 acquisition by The New York Times.
Project history
The self-hosted stagit log records the initial commit on 2022-02-16, followed the same day by the addition of the algorithm that checks whether a guess matches the answer and prints color-coded feedback. The README credits acagastya for implementation and sahiba for the O(n) color-code algorithm.
The February 2022 commit log shows a short burst of refinement: README and install instructions on 2022-02-17, rejection of repeated guesses and code refactoring later that day, separation of possible answers from the dictionary on 2022-02-20, and a 2022-02-26 change to stop showing the answer by default.
Adoption history
There is little evidence of broad adoption beyond packaging and the upstream self-hosted repository, so the history should be treated as niche. Its value is mainly as a compact packaged terminal adaptation of a cultural moment rather than as a large independent game project.
The original Wordle context is much larger: Josh Wardle publicly released Wordle in October 2021; it spread virally after shareable emoji results appeared; and The New York Times acquired it in January 2022. This CLI appeared within weeks of that surge.
How it is used
The README documents building with `make` or `go build -o wordle src/main.go`, then running `./wordle`. It notes that the game uses English words and ANSI color codes for terminal feedback.
The source tree is maintained in a traditional email-patches style: the README names dev, prod, and master branches, explains that master exists for stagit output, and asks contributors to email patches to the maintainer.
Why package nerds care
As a package, this is a tiny example of how quickly viral browser games get translated into terminal culture. It offers no large ecosystem, but it is exactly the kind of small, inspectable CLI game that package managers often preserve after the wider trend has moved on.
Timeline
- 2021-10: The original Wordle is publicly released, according to Wikipedia.
- 2022-01: The New York Times acquires Wordle, according to Wikipedia.
- 2022-02-16: wordle-cli receives its initial commit and first color-checking algorithm commit.
- 2022-02-17: README, install instructions, repeated-guess rejection, and refactoring are added.
- 2022-02-20: The possible-answer array is separated from the dictionary.
- 2022-02-26: The game stops showing the answer by default.
- 2022-02-28: README typos are fixed in the latest visible stagit log entry.
Related projects
- Wordle, the original browser game by Josh Wardle, is the direct inspiration.
- Other Wordle clones and terminal games form the broader ecosystem, but this package's own sources do not document a specific downstream community.
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security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
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green risk · low confidence · appliance
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- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
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Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wordle | cli | global executable |
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These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://git.hanabi.in/wordle-cli
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://git.hanabi.in/wordle-clinone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wordle |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wordle |
| Homepage | https://git.hanabi.in/wordle-cli |
| Repository | https://git.hanabi.in/wordle-cli |
| Upstream docs | https://git.hanabi.in/wordle-cli/file/README.html |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://git.hanabi.in/repos/wordle-cli.git |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | wordle |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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