Wordle became an instant classic almost as soon as it launched, but its simplicity is also the source of a new problem: what to play when you've already guessed the day's word? Fortunately, the years ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." By now, you've most likely heard of Wordle—the daily five-letter word-guessing game that's taken the ...

The web-based guessing game has taken the world by storm since launching in October 2021. Created by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, it was later sold to the New York Times for a price in the ...

Wordle, the five-letter word guessing game that has taken the world by storm, challenges players each day to figure out the ...

I was one of the zillions transfixed by the Wordle phenomenon. Not just on the five-letter-word guessing game, but all the clones. Every morning, I would sweat over choosing the perfect words in order ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Can you guess the connections? (Screenshot from New York Times.) A friend of mine asked me if I had figured out today’s Connection, and the text I send back was nothing short of puzzled. “What is a ...

Wordle, the word-guessing game now owned and operated by the New York Times, continues to occupy a place in the daily routine of millions of amateur linguists. Each logs on daily to try and work out a ...

In October 2021, Josh Wardle introduced Wordle to the world, which quickly garnered global recognition and has since maintained its popularity, with millions of users engaging in the simple word game ...

Wordle, the daily word-guessing game owned by the New York Times, continues to captivate players across the world. Sometimes, the letter combinations thrown up leave players stumped – but that’s where ...