Wordle

[ wurd-l ]

Trademark.

1. the brand name for an online word game giving players six attempts to identify a five-letter word.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wordle¹

Pun on the family name of Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle, who developed the game (2021)

Example Sentences

Subscribers are expressing solidarity online by sharing screenshots of their now-broken Wordle/Spelling Bee/crossword streaks, following a guild request for users to boycott the NYT Games app.

From Slate

If you want to keep solving Wordle or the Saturday crossword, you have an additional reason to get boosted.

From Los Angeles Times

But when she plays Wordle, the daily word-guessing game, she has an unusual strategy: Deliberately getting it wrong.

From BBC

They discuss what made Wordle such a breakout hit, how to make games for both bad and good players, and the strained relationship between art and profit.

From Slate

I do a meditation in bed, I drink my coffee and I’m doing my New York Times crossword puzzle, Wordle, Connections and all the things.

From Los Angeles Times