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

Wordle, the addictive digital puzzle game offered daily by the New York Times, could soon be coming to television.

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NBC has ordered a pilot based on Wordle, according to people familiar with the project who were not authorized to comment publicly.

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The Wordle project is being produced by “Tonight” host Jimmy Fallon’s company Electric Hot Dog, which already has two prime-time game shows on the air at the network, “That’s My Jam” and “On Brand.”

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As many millions of the game’s fans know, the daily Wordle asks players to guess a five-letter word in six chances through a process of eliminating letters.

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Wordle was created by Brooklyn, N.Y.-based software engineer Josh Wardle in 2021.

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