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Wordle

Wordle is a web-based word game created and developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. In the game, players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, receiving feedback through colored tiles that indicate correct letters and their placement. A single puzzle is released daily, with all players attempting to solve the same word. It was inspired…

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Genre
Word game
Developer
Josh Wardle
Mode
Single-player
Platforms
Browser, Mobile app
Publishers
Josh Wardle (2021–2022) The New York Times Games (since 2022)
Release
October 2021

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Wordle

Nodes85
Edges84
Triples122
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023529
Components1

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Wordle

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related to Adaptations and clones · 30
Wordle → Absurdle, Beyond, British, Eric Weddle, Following Wordle's, Game Boy, GameBoy Wordle, Globle, Heardle, Jakob Pöltl, January, July, Merriam-Webster, NBA, NFL, Nintendo, Other, Poeltl, Quordle, Semantle
related to Early development · 25
Wordle → Bugs' Wordy Nugz, By, By January, COVID-19, English, He, In, Inspired, Josh Wardle, Mastermind, Mr, Originally, Palak Shah, Place, Reddit, Shah, She, Spelling Bee, Spelling Bee's, The Button
related to Rise in popularity · 23
Wordle → After, At, BBC Radio, Between January, CNET, December, Despite, He, In, Inspired, It's, January, Later, New Zealand, November, October, Over, Several, Subsequently, The Indian Express
related to Acquisition by the New York Times Company · 21
Wordle → Alex Hardiman, Due, He, However, I've, It, January, JavaScript, Jonathan Knight, New York Times, New York Times Company, On February, On January, React, Spelling Bee, The, The New York Times, The Washington Post, To, Vanity Fair
related to Television game show · 7
Wordle → Dog, Jimmy Fallon's Electric Hot, NBC, NBCUniversal, Savannah Guthrie, The, The New York Times
related to Critical reception · 4
Wordle → Charlie Hall, PC Gamer, Polygon, The Guardian
related to External links · 4
Wordle → List, Official, Wordles, World
Developer · 1
Wordle → Josh Wardle
Genre · 1
Wordle → Word game
Mode · 1
Wordle → Single-player

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game times new york 2022 players word wardle also daily words game's january games puzzle 2021 clones wordle's popularity app

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WordleDeveloperJosh Wardle1.00infobox
WordleGenreWord game1.00infobox
WordleModeSingle-player1.00infobox
WordlePlatformsBrowser, Mobile app1.00infobox
WordlePublishersJosh Wardle (2021–2022) The New York Times Games (since 2022)1.00infobox
WordleReleaseOctober 20211.00infobox
Wordleis aweb-based word game created and developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle0.90text
Sweardleinstance ofincluding translations into other languages and themed variations0.80text
Wordlerelated to Acquisition by the New York Times CompanyOn January0.60section
Wordlerelated to Acquisition by the New York Times CompanyNew York Times Company0.60section
Wordlerelated to Acquisition by the New York Times CompanyNew York Times0.60section
Wordlerelated to Acquisition by the New York Times CompanyWardle0.60section

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