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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Keza MacDonald

Why the pure, uncomplicated Wordle is what viral games are all about

This photo illustration shows a person playing online word game Wordle on a mobile phone.
Word play … a photo illustration shows a person playing online word game Wordle on a mobile phone. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

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When I was writing last week’s newsletter, I felt like I could still legitimately recommend Wordle as game of the week, because plenty of people still hadn’t heard of it. At the time it had 300,000 players. Now, though, it has millions, and has become ubiquitous; the most viral game since … Pokémon Go?

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