Word500

Word500 presents itself as a word game for seasoned players, and its grid announces that at first glance: each row lines up five letter tiles, then three colored tiles that close it off: a green, a yellow and a red. The same three colors make up the game's logo. The virtual keyboard adds a space bar, a lightbulb and a validation check around the erase key. During verification, the consent panel remained in the foreground and the letters typed never reached the board, so the colored tiles stayed empty.

1. Deal with the consent panel that opens on top of the grid: as long as it is there, input does not reach the board.
2. Type a five-letter word on the virtual keyboard.
3. Validate with the checkmark placed to the right of the space bar, deletion and the lightbulb occupying its left.

What is intriguing here is the geometry of the row: five letters, then three colored tiles to close it off, where one would expect colored letters. The game claims an audience of seasoned players, and that promise is first visible in this board, which keeps its information grouped at the end of the row.

Since no guess could be validated during verification, the reading of the feedback remains to be done. What the board shows is its shape: three colored tiles wait at the end of each row (green, yellow and red), grouped there rather than distributed over the letters. The page also announces statistics, a distribution of attempts and a result sharing option.

Quotidien

The game's URL carries the parameter mode=daily and opens the day's grid.

Create custom puzzle

The page contains a custom puzzle creation section, not opened during the verification.

• Close the consent panel before typing: as long as it occupies the screen, letters do not land on the grid.