Tools and toys

Wordle over DNS

Each DNS query submits a Wordle-style guess and the answer reports game state, expressing an interactive loop in short DNS messages.

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Screenshot used in the talk for Wordle over DNS
Screenshot used in the original talk.

This service adapts Wordle to DNS. Each query represents a guess, and the DNS response reports the game state.

It proves that a modern web-game format can work with a resolver and a terminal, provided the rules are expressed as short text.