See the Wordle Glossary for information on how to talk about Wordle. These rules will be enforced. Vindu Goel is director of community engagement at The Times, overseeing article comments and ...

Wordle, on the other hand, is sacred. Much of the commordle (my term for the Wordle community) frown upon providing hints; everyone should be given a chance to guess the word without seeing a ...

Cultural Impact and Community Engagement. Since its launch, Wordle has made a notable cultural impact and brought people together in unexpected ways.

Why 'Wordle' Will Never be Monetized. Speaking of which, Wardle's player-friendly attitude also extends to his policy on monetization, as there's no way to spend cash in his game whatsoever.

Its acquisition by the Times, however, highlights another social aspect of playing Wordle. Sharing Wordle scores is not just an act of community but, in some ways, a boast of intelligence.

To me, Wordle is an ephemeral community built around what is likely a moderately durable fad. Almost two years into a pandemic, that’s enough to rise to the level of “A Bright Spot In My Day.” ...

Interestingly, the Wordle grids weren’t shareable in the game’s original design. The grid was invented by a player and then adopted by the New Zealand community before being officially added ...

Wordle had been acclaimed as a simple word game that brought a new sense of community among friends and on social media — each day’s answer was the same for everyone, and the results could be ...

“Did you get the Wordle today?” What initially began as something Josh Wardle created to serve as a personal daily game has become a household name, with users sharing their Wordle progress on social ...

Wordle exploded in popularity at the cusp of the new year. In November, the game had 90 players, but now it has over 2 million, reports Kyle Chayka for the New Yorker .

Selecting opening words according to a theme along with your fellow Wordle players brings me so much joy as a community engagement manager, even if these words aren’t always the most strategic.