Wordle’s the word: Online game keeps millions guessing

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Wordle is a deceptively simple online word game that has taken players the world over by storm.

Josh Wardle developed the game to play with his partner last fall. It quickly averaged 90 players a day in November, grew to 300,000 by January, and over the weekend soared to 2 million.

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