WORDLE

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Finally, a Wordlelike for gamers.

The company that makes some of the world’s most iconic board games including Scrabble, Monopoly, and Clue is developing a new one based on Wordle, the obsessively popular digital word-guessing game.

The Hasbro board game is a testament to Wordle’s meteoric rise, from one software engineer’s personal project to one of the internet’s favorite pastimes.

Spotify announced Tuesday it's acquiring Heardle, a music recognition trivia game that's shot up in popularity in the past year, for an undisclosed amount.

Word Fight combines the puzzle format of Wordle with the competitive back-and-forth of Words With Friends.

A botched word substitution added complexity to a simple game, put politics into an innocent one and spoiled the social cohesion that players cherish.

In this crossword-style puzzle, the grid patterns themselves are the clues.

New York Times Wordle FILE - A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, Thursday, May 6, 2021 in New York. The New York Times moved swiftly to change the word fetus, Monday's answer to its daily Wordle puzzle, out of fear that it would be seen as some sort of commentary on the debate over abortion rights. The game, which became a sensation late last year and was bought by The Times in January, gives users six tries to guess a different five-letter word each day. “At New York Times Games, we take our role seriously as a place to entertain and escape, and we want Wordle to remain distinct from the news,” the message said. The Times changed Monday's answer to a different word, and a spokesman said that a “vast majority” of users saw that.

New York Times Wordle FILE - A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, Thursday, May 6, 2021 in New York. The New York Times moved swiftly to change the word fetus, Monday's answer to its daily Wordle puzzle, out of fear that it would be seen as some sort of commentary on the debate over abortion rights. The game, which became a sensation late last year and was bought by The Times in January, gives users six tries to guess a different five-letter word each day. “At New York Times Games, we take our role seriously as a place to entertain and escape, and we want Wordle to remain distinct from the news,” the message said. The Times changed Monday's answer to a different word, and a spokesman said that a “vast majority” of users saw that.

The New York Times scrambled to change its Wordle game on Monday to avoid a puzzle answer that might be seen as some sort of commentary on the news.

This is entirely unintentional and a coincidence — today’s original answer was loaded into Wordle last year," the Times said in a statement.

The New York Times changed a Wordle clue that was too close to politics.

In his new book “The Puzzler,” Jacobs explores the history and psychology of games like Sudoku and Wordle.

Just like all great fads, the general population begins to lose interest and all that’s left are the die-hard fans.

In this brutal puzzle, each guess is "hot" or "cold" for how close it is, contextually, to the day's mystery word.

The Empress of The Style Invitational on this week's Wordle-adjacent contest and winnings Commanders song, and shares a salute to her predecessor, Gene Weingarten, that she contributed to a tribute book.

Research also reveals New Hampshire had more Wordle cheaters looking up answers online than any other state.

More people are cheating to beat the popular online-game Wordle, particularly in one state.

A study of Google search trends by Wordfinderx shows exponential growth in people looking online for the daily Wordle answer. But that doesn't necessarily mean Wordle has gotten harder since it was acquired by The New York Times.

When "Wordle" exploded in popularity, people downloaded the "Wordle!" app in droves. The mistake by consumers is now benefiting a literacy-focused charity.

Media outlets and social media users have pointed out similarities between Wordle and a game show called "Lingo" from 2011. A copyright lawyer weighs in.

Players also ask whether the word game has got more difficult, but the paper denies it has changed.

Until Tuesday, the game’s communal appeal came partly from the fact that there was only one answer per day, shared by players everywhere. Now there are two potential solutions, depending on which site someone is using.

Bestselling author Angela Duckworth is looking beyond grit to highlight other character strengths that she says can help families thrive. Duckworth joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about Character Lab's tips of the week and how they can help parents and kids develop more gratitude and curiosity.

"I was trying to survive – that's all," the 80-year-old said after she was woken up by a naked intruder with scissors in his hand. But she stayed calm.

Wordle credited with helping daughter save mother's life File photo: In this photo illustration, the word game Wordle is shown on a mobile phone. Holt told WBBM the man ordered her to shower with him, and he then dragged her around the house disconnecting phones. She was there for 17 hours with no windows, in darkness, WBBM reported. Holt had no medication, was in pain, and while she had access to water, she had no food, The Washington Post reported. And that was disconcerting to her,” Holt told WBBM.

The sale price was listed as being in the "low seven figures."

The New York Times announced it was buying Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

New York Times Wordle FILE - A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, Thursday, May 6, 2021 in New York. On Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, the Times announced it has bought Wordle, the free online word game that has exploded in popularity in a matter of months. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK — (AP) — The New York Times said on Monday that it has bought Wordle, the free online word game that has exploded in popularity and, for some, become a daily obsession. To play Wordle now, you have to visit its website. Yellow letters mean right letter wrong place and gray letters mean they are not in the word of the day.

America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan represents a moral failure, George Packer argues.

The New York Times has has bought Wordle, the free online word game that has exploded in popularity and, for some, become a daily obsession.

The Times acquired the simple word guessing game for an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures. The Times already maintains its own set of games.

The Times acquired the simple word guessing game for an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures. The paper already maintains its own set of games.

The Times, not disclosing the price, said in a release it was acquired for a price in the low-seven figures.

Correspondent Faith Salie fills us in on the new puzzle game that's taking the world by storm, one letter at a time.

It doesn’t have the richness of a crossword, but I play it religiously.

Correspondent Faith Salie fills us in on the new puzzle game that's taking the world by storm, one letter at a time.

It took me four guesses.

It seems as though Wordle has swept the internet: Everywhere you turn, you see people posting that little box grid, showing off their final score, and what it took to get there.

A bot account sent mean notes to users who posted their Wordle score — and it also revealed the next day's answer. It was suspended for violating Twitter's rules.

The @wordlinator account appeared to automatically reply to tweets sharing results with a snarky message and the next answer — a pointed way to ruin the game because Wordle only changes the word once a day.

Unpacking the ingenious simplicity of the Internet’s favorite new word game.

It's a simple game to guess a five-letter word. People on social media have been very enthusiastic about sharing how well they did.

Over the past few weeks, you may have seen people share an image on social media like the one seen above, with the word “Wordle” attached to it, and been very confused.

The game is the antithesis of ad-laden, attention-grabbing mobile apps, says creator Josh Wardle.