If you’re a Wordle addict, we have big news for you. The New York Times, which bought the hit online puzzle earlier this year, is swinging some changes.
It has appointed a new dedicated Wordle editor and that person is changing the game’s word list.
Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, who sold the game to the NYT in February. The word pool consists of 2309 five-letter words and Mr Wardle had intended that Wordle would cycle through the list for several years.
But now, Wordle editor Tracy Bennett will “curate” the list on a daily basis.
The NYT says there will be some “editorial adjustments” to the word list “to ensure the game stays focused on vocabulary that’s fun, accessible, lively and varied”.
The publication will also be letting go of plural forms of three or four-letter words that end in ‘ES’ or ‘S’, such as FOXES and SPOTS. But plural words that don’t end in ‘ES’ or ‘S’ can stay, such as GEESE or FUNGHI.
Are you a Wordle fan? Are you happy with these changes?
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