Malden's Wordle Players Are Among The Best: Study

MALDEN, MA — If you've been on social media at any point in the past six months, there's a good chance you know about Wordle, the daily word game that has become a bona fide phenomenon since being acquired by the New York Times in February.

What you may not know is that some of the best Wordle players are in Malden, according to a WordTip analysis of 195,248 scores posted by players on Twitter. On average, the Malden players solved the daily puzzle in 3.62 guesses.

U.S. Cities With The Best Wordle Scores

1. Saint Paul, Minnesota: 3.51
2. Reading, Pennsylvania: 3.56
3. Ann Arbor, Michigan: 3.59
4. Berkeley, California: 3:61
5. Malden, Massachusetts: 3.62
6. Tulsa, Oklahoma: 3.62
7. Richmond, Virginia: 3.63
8. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: 3.64
9. Waukesha, Wisconsin: 3.64
10. Nashville, Tennessee: 3.66

The statewide average in Massachusetts was 3.91, slightly better than the national average of 3.92. Among countries, the U.S. ranked 18th. Sweden, at 3.72 guesses, had the best average score of any country included in the analysis.

The state with the best average score was North Dakota at 3.65. Alaska and Nebraska tied for the lowest average score with 4.22.

U.S. States With The Best Wordle Scores

1. North Dakota: 3.65
2. Delaware: 3.70
3. New Hampshire: 3.73
4. South Dakota: 3.79
5. Alabama: 3.81
6. Minnesota and Vermont: 3.83
7. New York: 3.84
8. Arkansas and Maryland: 3.86