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The Times of India
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For netizens, Wordle is 3rd wave’s banana bread

BENGALURU: While it was banana bread and Dalgona coffee that was the flavour that helped p eople cope with the horrors and pains of the first two Cov id-19 waves, Wordle is the sensa t ion of the third wave.

A web-based game, Wordle h as taken Bengalureans — in deed the web world — by storm. T he game is simple enough, yet t remendously addictive: Play e rs must guess a mystery fivel etter word in six attempts. So c ial media platforms are now l ittered with green, yellow and g rey boxes as people share the r esults (see box).

Srividya K, a chartered acc ountant, who discovered the g ame while in quarantine last w eek, says it has grown popular since players all over the world are trying to guess the same word, and everyone is sharing a common experience and struggle. “I can’t believe a simple game of word guessing can be so exciting. I wait for the day’s ‘Wordle’ with the same excitement every single day,” she said. The game has even turned into a family activity for many.

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