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Wordle
A daily web-based word puzzle in which the player has six guesses to identify a five-letter target word, with per-letter color feedback after each guess.
Origin and context
Created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and acquired by The New York Times in 2022. Each daily puzzle uses a curated answer drawn from a list of ~2,315 hand-picked five-letter English words. Wordle popularised the share-string format (green/yellow/gray emoji squares) and the daily-puzzle cadence that the rest of the category inherits.
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What is Wordle?
A daily web-based word puzzle in which the player has six guesses to identify a five-letter target word, with per-letter color feedback after each guess.
Where does Wordle come from?
Created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and acquired by The New York Times in 2022. Each daily puzzle uses a curated answer drawn from a list of ~2,315 hand-picked five-letter English words. Wordle popularised the share-string format (green/yellow/gray emoji squares) and the daily-puzzle cadence that the rest of the category inherits.
What's related to Wordle?
Related puzzle terms include Daily puzzle, Green tile, Yellow tile, Share string, Opener. See the linked entries for full definitions.