Remember last winter? It was cold, dark and all of your Christmas plans were cancelled because of the Omicron wave. But there was a silver lining: it was the winter of Wordle.
Every day, there was a new word to guess, and players got just six chances. At a time when many people were still self-isolating, sharing the cute Rubik’s cube-style grid of your results was a way to connect with friends and family. Players also appreciated the fact that – unlike most other online games – it encouraged restraint.
