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Wordle was originally created and developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle in 2021 and acquired by the NYT in 2022, when it was also the most Googled word of the year.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
It is the fourth consecutive year that the public have played a part in picking Oxford's word of the year, after an inaugural public vote in 2022 saw "goblin mode" prevail.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
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Possible Synonyms
- lexical zeitgeist
- annual lexicographical selection
- the official vibe
- the year's top term
- term of the year
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- perennial term
- linguistic fossil
- out-of-touch term
- forever word
- forgotten phrase
