New York Times working to remove ‘potentially insensitive’ words from Wordle

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The New York Times said it is editing Wordle’s puzzles with the intent of removing offensive words.

The news comes after a user noticed on Wednesday the solution for Wordle puzzle #284 appeared to offer two different options. While one person first solved the puzzle with the word “harry,” the other solved it with the word “stove.” When asked why there were two words, a representative from the newspaper affirmed that the answer had been changed that day.

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