‘Wordle’ Creator Shares Ingenious Tip For Players—Even If He’s Not Very Good At The Game

‘Wordle’ Creator Shares Ingenious Tip For Players—Even If He’s Not Very Good At The Game

Wordle puzzles are designed to be achievable and not overly challenging, but even the game's creator struggles with some of them, as he admitted in an exclusive interview with Newsweek.

Josh Wardle originally came up with the daily brainteaser as a way to entertain his partner during coronavirus lockdowns. The pair share a love of crossword puzzles and so he developed Wordle as a way for them to spend quality time together, while also expanding their vocabulary.

When he realized that it had the potential to reach a wider audience, he decided to host the game on a public website, where it is now available for anybody to access for free. Since then, Wordle has gone from having just 90 active players to over 2 million and it is still growing at an exponential rate.