Word guessing web game Wordle has taken on a life of its own since it began to boom in November and December, with millions of people around the world now thought to be enjoying the simple yet frustrating daily word puzzle game created by an American software engineer as a way to pass time during the pandemic.
Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle released Wordle for free on his website in October last year, but it has now spread far and wide, with grids of green, yellow and grey tiles littering social media timelines.
The free online word game presents players with a mystery five-letter word to figure out each day.
But it can only be guessed within six tries, with letters changing colour to green or yellow the closer you get to guessing each day’s ‘Wordle’.
Wordle has taken on a life of its own since it began to boom last month after sweeping across social media feeds – with some even tracking…
