In November 2022, the Times employed a dedicated editor, Tracy Bennett, to select the word of the day from a curated list. Speaking in January 2023 to Today she explained that the words are initially selected by a random system but she then checks each word for suitability.
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Now we can shift our work to editing the puzzle. Tracy Bennett, who joined The Times as an associate puzzle editor in 2020, will be the editor of Wordle. The game will have a Times-curated word list and will be programmed and tested like the Spelling Bee and the Crossword.
This practices has raised questions about whether all players receive the same word. The short answer is yes. On a given day, players around the world have access to the same puzzle. However, the game updates based on the timezone of the player, meaning that some have access to a new word more earlier than others.
On average, Wordle players can guess the correct word on their first try in only 0.02% of games. This suggests that players may start with a word that is not a possible answer in many cases, as the actual success rate is twice as low as the theoretical best (0.043%).
What is the best Wordle starting word? The New York Times' Wordlebot originally recommended Wordle users on regular mode start with the word CRANE. But, as of August 2022, Wordlebot now recommends the word SLATE. If you're on hard mode, the recommended word has gone from LEAST to DEALT.
So I Googled It. So I Googled it. And the first result that popped up from Real Statistics Using Excel (which seemed credible) said: “Since there are 2,315 possible target words in Wordle, the probability that you will guess the target in exactly one try is 1/2315 = 0.000432.
The answer can still be plural like GEESE or FUNGI, but it will never be FOXES or SPOTS. Players can still guess words ending in "s" or "es" to narrow down the answer.
You might have learned this already (and done so the hard way), but yes, absolutely letters can repeat in Wordle puzzles. This complication is actually one of the major sources of difficulty for many players. Duplicate letters in Wordle are apparent pitfalls, but there's a lot of detail to how they work in the game.
Technically, both answers are right. Players who haven't refreshed their browser will have “fetus” as their right answer, while people who have refreshed their browser will get the updated word “shine.”
Victory in two tries
For example, if the target word is “dance”, “lance” or “sauce”, then Wordle will return the pattern “**YGG”. These are the only three possible target words that can match this pattern.
Wordle does not currently make any money.
The word game app is not currently profitable. However, it seems the New York Times, which sponsors the app, will add a subscription fee or include some form of advertising on the game in the future.
Wardle was reportedly paid a figure in the range of the low seven figures for Wordle, which means at least $1 million. At the time of the sale, Wardle said, "I'd be lying if I said this hasn't been a little overwhelming.
Yes, the creator of Wordle, Jonathan Feinberg, makes money from Wordle.
The simplicity of the game eventually led to it becoming a social media sensation. According to Statista, the average amount of Wordle players went from around 90 in November of 2021 to around 300,000 on January of 2022, gaining over 2 million players only a week later.
Some commonly used 5 lettered words with no repeating letters are light, might, white, flake, poise, noise, voice, vocal, abode, chase, cabin, right, focal, focus, train, waste, eight, yacht, adopt, crate, sedan, paste, paint, faint, whale, quail, image, zebra, brave, crave, dream, steam, stare, flare, great, shale, ...
Once you have figured out the word of the day, you have to wait 24 hours for a new word. So, you can't just keep playing. But, you can share your score, pretty easily, with your friends, either on social media or by bragging to the people that you talk to.
A green tile means a letter in the word is in the right spot. A yellow tile indicates that a player has placed a letter that's in the word, but it's currently in the wrong place. It's the grey tiles that players don't want to see too many times.
Never end a word with an "s." Spoiler alert: There are no plural words in the possible solutions list, Fan said.
Can letters repeat in Wordle? Yes, letters can repeat in Wordle. Previous Wordle answers have included “naval”, “evade”, “serve”, and “karma”. There are many more examples of past answers making use of words with repeating letters too, so it's a certainty that some future ones will also.
No slang words are allowed in the Wordle game. The square would turn green if you guessed a letter correctly and placed it in the correct location.
If you can consistently get Wordle in three guesses, you are pretty darn good. A score of three is solidly above average, and it is certainly nothing to frown at. Especially with harder words such as “cynic,” “vivid,” or “swill,” getting it in three is very good. Three takes skill, finesse, and intellect.
Spencer Evans was the one whose accomplishment impressed me the most: 83 unbroken wins and counting. A wordsmith himself, Evans first discovered Wordle earlier this month.
On average 95% of target words can be solved within 6 guesses with average game length is approximately 4 rounds. By the time the third guess has been made, a good player will have located about 4 target letters with 2 or 3 in their correct positions.