If completing today’s Wordle puzzle remains unchecked on your to-do list, Newsweek has all the help you need to secure a victory.
The game was first invented by Josh Wardle, a New York-based software developer, during the COVID lockdowns.
He shared the puzzle with the general public in October 2021, after which it quickly picked up a dedicated following around the world, with players sharing their results on social media.
In January 2022, Wardle sold Wordle to The New York Times, but the principles of the game have remained unchanged.
“The game has gotten bigger than I ever imagined,” Wardle said in a statement following the sale. “I’d be lying if I said this hasn’t been a little overwhelming. After all, I am just one person.”
In an interview with Newsweek, Erhan Aslan, a linguistics expert at the U.K.’s University …