WorDOSle

Quick little project I threw together in an afternoon based off the popular web game Wordle by Josh Wardle.

Since the game is so simple, it should run on most MS-DOS compatible systems. I tested this on a 33MHz 486 and a 4.77MHz 8088 with no issue. The game can even be played with a monochrome monitor with the /mono switch!

The game is written and compiled with QuickBASIC PDS 7.1, but should compile with QuickBASIC 4.5 just as well.

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Source (8,061 bytes)

Gameplay

Guess the word in 6 tries or less.

The guess is only accepted if it is a valid 5 letter word in the WorDOSle dictionary.

After each guess, the color of the tiles will change to show how close your guess was to the word.

A new random word is selected every time you play!

Screenshots

WorDOSle Help Screen WorDOSle Win Screen

System Requirements

  1. 100% IBM compatible computer
  2. MS-DOS 2 or greater

Last Update: v1.1 / Feb. 26, 2022