You know the feeling.
Wordle in six. Yay, but for the worki this is a challenge. Now you have six constraint words to squeeze into one little 5–7–5 Worku.
I always suffer when that happens.
Then I thought: Wait. What if I don’t put them all in one poem?
Introducing Linked Worku
The idea is simple:
One constraint word. One haiku.
Solve Wordle in two? Write two connected Worku. Solve in four? Write four. Wordle in six? Well, you’ve got a story to tell.
Each Worku is 5–7–5 and contains one constraint word, in the order you played them. The poems then connect through story, image, character, setting, or whatever develops.
Worki Diana tried it with her 2/6 wordle result, SPIKE and STOKE::
Dark and desolate
Sharp hairpin turns and steep drop
Hard left — SPIKE in road…
Passenger door stuck
Climb through window into night
STOKE makeshift fire… Wait…
Proof of concept! That’s Linked Worku.
Instead of making a difficult, awkwardly crowded poem, produce a longer one.
Wordle in 6?
Don’t panic. Keep writing.