You have likely heard of the word game Wordle, you may even have heard of Quordle and Heardle, but have you heard of BTS Heardle? If you're a K-pop fan, or member of the BTS Army, it is likely that you have.
Much like Wordle, the once-a-day linguistic game, BTS Heardle gives fans, who are well versed in the band's many hits, a daily opportunity to guess a song by the South Korean septet in a BTS-appropriate seven attempts.
For guess one, there are lyrics in English and Korean as a hint, then for the subsequent six guesses snippets of the song are played, increasing in length with each guess. As with Wordle, the intention is to guess the answer in as few tries as possible and fans are then encouraged to share their scores on social media.
Every day, a new song from the BTS discography will be used. Tuesday's first clue, for example, is the lyrics, "I reject rejection. I’m too cool from the beginning. Everyone copies me".
The game, created by fans who manage the Twitter account @BTSChartData, is already a hit and #BTSHeardle is trending globally. The musical game can be played on both PCs and mobile devices.
The majority of fans who have shared their score on Twitter have guessed the song in one or two attempts. Incorrect guesses are shown with a red square emoji, while correct guesses are indicated via BTS-purple.
Scroll through the gallery below to see nine similar word games if you love Wordle:
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'Hello Wordl' is a remake of 'Wordle' and is played in the same way, except you can do it more than once and change the length of the words. -
'Absurdle' is the 'adversarial variant' of 'Wordle'. -
'Letterle' is a mischievous spoof game that makes players guess a single letter each day. -
'Letterpress' is an unlimited, free game where you unscramble tiles to spell words against friends and random opponents. -
'Word Forward' features a 5x5 grid of letter combinations that you can use to make words. -
'Kitty Letter' is from the makers of 'Exploding Kittens'. -
'SpellTower' is like 'Tetris' meets 'Boggle'. -
'TypeShift' allows players to spell words using sliding letters in columns. -
'Word Master' is strikingly similar to 'Wordle' except you can play more than one a day. -
'Wordle' has gone viral and amassed hundreds of thousands of players in a few months. AFP
'Wordle'-mania: Which countries are best at the game?
A new study by website Word Tips has revealed which countries have the best Wordle scores.
The most efficient nation at guessing the daily riddle is Sweden, with the average player guessing the right word in 3.72 tries.
That's followed by Switzerland, with an average of 3.78 guesses, and Poland in third place with 3.79.
People in Belgium and Australia take 3.8 goes each, while in Finland it's 3.81 and Denmark, Brazil and South Africa are tied with 3.83.
In 10th place it's Israel, where they take 3.84 attempts to get the right word. The UAE comes in joint 11th position with Ireland, where people take an average of 3.87 guesses.
