Explainer · 3 minutes
How competitions score low- and high-scoring games
Every result is measured against that game's par, so a Wordle in 3 and a strong Spelling Bee day count on the same scale. A competition then adds those up by the day or by the week, using one of four scoring methods.
Scored against parFour scoring methodsUp to 15 games
Scoring against par
- Every game has a parA solid, ordinary result: 4 guesses in Wordle, 6 in Connections, 120 points in Spelling Bee.
- Your score becomes strokes against parOne better than par is a Birdie. One worse is a Bogey. High-scoring games are banded by points into the par-based system.
- The same scale for every gameFewer guesses and more points both count as under par, so a guessing game and a points game sit side by side fairly.
The four scoring methods
| Method | How it's won |
|---|---|
| Daily Wins | The player with the lowest score wins the day. Whoever wins the most days wins the competition. |
| Running Total | Scores are added up over the whole competition. The lowest total at the end wins the competition. |
| Weekly Total | Scores are added up per week and the lowest total wins the week. Whoever wins the most weeks wins the competition. |
| Weekly Wins | Win the most days to win the week. Whoever wins the most weeks wins the competition. |
Each method has a tie-breaker too, chosen when the competition is created: Head to head, Weekend playoff (weekly competitions only), Shared win, Total strokes or Draw.
Good to know
Mix any games
Pick up to 15 games for one competition. Long and short games count fairly, because each one is scored against its own par.
Weekdays or every day
Run a daily competition every day, or Monday to Friday only. Weekly competitions always run Monday to Friday.
Live standings
Standings update as scores arrive, and a day locks once everyone has played, or at 12:00 UTC the next day.
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