WTF is Going On?

Hangman-style Wordle has made obsession a five-letter word

The New York Times has bought the viral game a mere three months after its inception for a rumoured seven-figure sum

06 February 2022 - 00:02

Have you done your Wordle today? Mine is waiting for me — I am three chances down, three letters in and this damn column is distracting me from my primary concern, which is the six-day streak I'm on. Frankly, I'm obsessed, and I can’t wait to wake up in the morning to my new puzzle...

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