Shush! Britain’s top spy decries Wordle braggers

GCHQ’s reply to MI6 chief Richard Moore’s tweet in which he floated the notion of unfollowing those who posted their Wordle scores. Photograph: Twitter/PA

Crossword clues have long been one way of disguising secret messages, so an aptitude for word puzzles could be seen as a welcome skill in any aspiring spy.

Alas, those proclaiming their prowess online for the latest word-game craze, Wordle, seem not to have impressed UK’s top spymaster, Richard Moore, putting him at humorous odds with the country’s other spy agency, GCHQ.