# Install wordle with Homebrew Play wordle in command-line. Version 2.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:wordle ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install wordle ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:wordle - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.0 - **Source summary:** Play wordle in command-line - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** AGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - wordle (cli) - wordle (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.0.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://git.hanabi.in/wordle-cli - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** wordle - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [spaceinvaders-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spaceinvaders-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, go, terminal-game. - [c2048](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c2048/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal-game. - [cgoban](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cgoban/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, go. - [curseofwar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/curseofwar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal-game. - [jnethack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jnethack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal-game. - [katago](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/katago/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, go. - [leela-zero](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/leela-zero/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, go. - [moon-buggy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/moon-buggy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal-game. - [xkcd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xkcd/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, go, terminal. - [vitetris](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vitetris/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, game, games, play, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/wordle.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/wordle.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph