wordle.py

Created on June 09, 2025
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# wordle.py
import random

# — your word list —
WORDS = [
    "about","other","which","there","their",
    "apple","grape","drink","money","table",
    "plant","brain","light","trace","style"
]

MAX_GUESSES = 6
YBOX = "🟨"  # or use "□" if emoji doesn’t show up

def pick_solution():
    return WORDS[random.randrange(len(WORDS))]

def get_feedback(guess, solution):
    # correct spot → letter, wrong spot → YBOX, absent → '_'
    fb = ['_'] * 5
    sol = list(solution)
    # Greens: reveal letter
    for i in range(5):
        if guess[i] == solution[i]:
            fb[i] = guess[i].upper()
            sol[i] = None
    # Yellows: box
    for i in range(5):
        if fb[i] == '_' and guess[i] in sol:
            fb[i] = YBOX
            sol[sol.index(guess[i])] = None
    return "".join(fb)

def play_game():
    sol = pick_solution()
    print("\nNew Wordle! Guess the 5-letter word.")
    for turn in range(1, MAX_GUESSES+1):
        while True:
            g = input("[%d/%d] Guess: " % (turn, MAX_GUESSES)).strip().lower()
            if len(g)==5 and g.isalpha():
                break
            print("Enter exactly 5 letters.")
        fb = get_feedback(g, sol)
        print("%s -> %s" % (g.upper(), fb))
        if g == sol:
            print("Correct in %d guesses!" % turn)
            return
    print("Out of guesses. The word was %s." % sol.upper())

def main():
    print("Welcome to NumWorks Wordle")
    while True:
        play_game()
        again = input("Play again? (Y/N): ").strip().lower()
        if not again.startswith('y'):
            print("Thanks for playing! 👋")
            break

main()