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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Laura Hampson

Is Wordle over? Twitter users swear off game after it becomes ‘elitist’ and ‘too hard’

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It’s been a wild week for Wordle users. Not only were there two possible answers last Tuesday, players were left scratching their heads after multiple games, saying the word puzzle had become “too hard”.

The game, which was originally created by New York City-based software engineer Josh Wardle, was acquired by The New York Times (NYT) earlier this month for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

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