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Wordle: Ask an expert anything about the game of the moment from answer strategy to spelling and meaning

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Wordle; it’s the game of the moment; dominating conversations both online and offline as people share their frustrations and victories over the daily answer.

Wordle is currently such a hit because “it requires no subscription, takes only a few minutes to finish, and there’s only one puzzle per day”, according to Lynne Murphy, professor of linguistics and head of English language and linguistics at the University of Sussex.

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