Term, Portuguese version of the famous Wordle, is a great way to rack your brains during dead minutes of the day.
“Have you done today’s Wordle?” Some online word games, just a click or two away, have gained a special place in many people’s daily lives — and it’s no coincidence.
These mini-games can be a great way to exercise your brain or a relaxing pastime. Perhaps the real secret to success lies in the fact that they are fast, challenging, daily and keep the user’s record. It’s a kind of online trophy case.
Instead of watching reels, the next time you’re on the subway, bored, or in the office waiting room, ZAP challenges the reader to enter these four games in their cell phone’s search box:
1. Term/Word of the Day
is perhaps the best known of these word games. Its logic is simple, but it requires some practice. Don’t worry: every day there’s a new word to discover.
The objective is to guess the five-letter word in just six tries, using the clues given each time. The letters you place in the right place are highlighted in green; the letters that are part of the word, but that were placed in the wrong place, are also indicated — yellow.
If you find it difficult, wait for the next rounds: after guessing the first word, Term challenges you to guess two words in six attempts (and when you enter the first attempt, the same applies to both guesses). So that’s three words in six tries… and then four.
It’s a quick game, but it requires strategy. Here’s a tip: starting with words that have frequent vowels and consonants can make all the difference!
In addition to Termo, other sites follow the same game model. If you’ve already managed to do the Term daily challenge, you can try doing the or the famous one, if you want to play in English.
2. Context
The works differently, and is quite unique. Instead of relying solely on the letters, the goal is to discover a word based on how close it is in meaning to your previous guess.
Each attempt receives a “distance” in relation to the solution, which forces the player to think in semantic fields, synonyms and associations. The objective is to reach the desired word with as few attempts as possible.
It’s an excellent game for those who like language, interpretation and reasoning.
3. Connections
inspired by the original English Connections (which you can also play), challenges players to group words into sets with something in common.
The Portuguese versions we found seem to be very simple. But the New York Times original may not be very relaxing—it is sometimes highly challenging.
The game has traps: several words can fit into more than one category, and mislead the player. The secret is to observe patterns, test hypotheses and avoid hasty decisions so as not to exhaust your attempts.
4. Spelling Bee
Finally, Spelling Bee is ideal for those who like to form as many words as possible from a limited set of letters.
The game is built in the shape of a beehive, with seven hexagons, each with a letter. To construct a valid word, it must have four letters and one of them must be the central letter of the hive.
It stimulates vocabulary, attention and linguistic creativity and is available in Portuguese and English, (with limits for those who are not subscribers to the newspaper).
