https://github.com/kdkasad/ti-wordle

Wordle clone for TI-84/83 CE graphing calculators
https://github.com/kdkasad/ti-wordle

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Wordle clone for TI-84/83 CE graphing calculators

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kdkasad/ti-wordle
• Owner: kdkasad
• License: other
• Created: 2022-02-13T20:46:52.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-11-21T05:40:56.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-01T21:45:02.957Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: graphing-calculator, graphing-calculator-programs, ti84, ti84plusce, wordle, wordle-clone
• Language: C
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• Size: 72.3 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# TI Wordle

A clone of [Wordle](https://powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/) for TI-84/83 graphing

calculators.

![game screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kdkasad/ti-wordle/docs/images/screen.png)

## Downloading the program

The compiled binary for TI Wordle is available on the [releases

page](https://github.com/kdkasad/ti-wordle/releases) of the project's GitHub

repository. Download the `WORDLE.8xp` file and upload it to your calculator

(see [Installing](#Installing)).

## Building from sources

To build TI Wordle, install the [CE-Programming

toolchain](https://github.com/CE-Programming/toolchain/), then run `make` in

the root directory of this repository. The resulting binary will be built as

`bin/WORDLE.8xp`.

## Installing

Use a connection program to upload the program to a calculator using a USB cable. Some options include:

 - [TI Connect™](https://education.ti.com/en/products/computer-software/ti-connect-sw) (Windows)

 - [TILP](http://lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tilp/) (Linux/Windows/MacOS/UNIX)

TI Wordle also requires the CE-Programming libraries to be uploaded to the

calculator. Those can be downloaded

[here](https://github.com/CE-Programming/libraries/releases/latest).

## Usage

Once TI Wordle has been started on the calculator, you can start typing words

to guess. You don't need to press the `alpha` or `A-lock` buttons; TI Wordle

will automatically translate keypresses to letters.

### Special keys

| Key     | Function                                                |

| ---     | ---                                                     |

| `2nd`   | Quits the program                                       |

| `del`   | Deletes one letter in the current line (like backspace) |

| `clear` | Clears the current line                                 |

| `clear` | Play again when game is over                            |

| `enter` | Submits the current line as a guess                     |

### UI

Once you press `enter` to submit a line, the letters will become highlighted

according to the same rules followed by original Wordle, along with [a few

tweaks](#invalid-guesses).

#### Valid guesses

If the typed word is a valid word, any letters that are in the "puzzle word"

(i.e. the one you're trying to guess) will be highlighted. They'll turn green

if they occur in the same position in the puzzle word and yellow if they occur

in the puzzle word but in a different postion.

> Note: this part is the same as original Wordle

#### Invalid guesses

If the typed word is not in the list of valid words, the entire line will be

highlighted red, and the user can continue to edit it.

## Inconsistencies with original Wordle

In order to make the game fit in the RAM space of a TI-84 calculator, the list

of all possible valid words had to be removed. Instead, the validity of a word

is determined by whether or not it occurs in the list of puzzle words (see

above for definition). This narrows the list of possible words from 10,638 to

only 2,315. Still, I feel that this is adequate enough to yield an enjoyable

playing experience.