Hard Mode, Hints, Colorblind Colors: The Most Important Settings of Wordle Unlimited
Most players will explore the settings gear icon for several seconds without doing anything which seems strange considering the settings available in Wordle Unlimited being one of the most interesting in the whole game. You can find it easy to play in default settings but every player is unique and after exploring the gear icon menu, you will see that there are much more settings which totally transform the game. There are some settings that deserve attention and I am sure that they definitely are not the theme and sound as it is all about your personal preferences.
Firstly, Hard Mode is the setting that you should activate immediately. You have to reuse all the letters that were highlighted as green or orange. At first sight, it may seem like something unimportant but in reality, it transforms the gameplay significantly as you will not be able to guess the rest of the letters. It means that you have to work only with those that you already know. I can say that it is the most educational setting in the game since there are no chances to guess anything.
Secondly, Hints is the setting that I can call the most controversial in the whole game. Once you've turned on the hints setting in the gear icon menu, you will notice the lightbulb icon over the gamefield which means that you can use 2 hints in each game session. All you have to do is just tap the icon and you will receive the hint for the current round. The hints are called cheats in the community as everyone wants to play without them in order to win. Nevertheless, wouldn't you prefer using the hints to solve the 7-letter word after trying for four turns? The hints setting is also available in the Challenge a Friend mode where the one who created the puzzle decides whether his friend can use hints or not.
Finally, there is a High Contrast setting which is marked as "colorblind-friendly colors" in the settings menu. It matters as the default color palette that includes green, orange, and gray is difficult for perceiving for those people who suffer from red/green color blindness which happens in about 8% of males according to the surveys. After turning on the high contrast setting, you will be able to distinguish the colors and both "correct spot" and "wrong spot" will be visible. People without any problems with color blindness will also appreciate this setting as it reduces eye strain during the long sessions of the game which I noticed only while playing in high contrast mode for a week.
There are two honorable mentions to finish my review. The Word Length setting allows you to set the number of letters from 5 (by default) to 7 in case you want to have a challenge or vice versa decrease it down to 3 letters in so-called Kids mode. The Sound setting simply turns the sound on or off and it is useful if you plan to play Puzzle silently during the meeting, for example. Finally, there is Language/Region which allows you to change the dictionary of words.