1905 Book Features Sherlock Holmes Solving a Wordle-Like Puzzle

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Since Wordle debuted in November of last year, the web-based daily word game has become an international sensation on the internet. The simplicity of the daily word puzzles has given the game widespread appeal for both young and old fans and the game's popularity has been recognized by some of the biggest publications in the world with The New York Times purchasing the game for a reportedly «seven-figure» deal. Now, fans are noticing a similarity between the word game and a particular puzzle from a classic piece of detective literature.

After releasing in relative obscurity late in 2021, Wordle skyrocketed to popularity early in the year after the game debuted the ability to share results from the daily puzzles on social media. Since the sharing feature was introduced, the game has seen a significant spike in popularity alongside plenty of spinoff games from different developers offering their own unique take on the rudimentary word game. The game's rotating daily puzzles give fans reason to keep playing the game consistently and, now, Wordle's word puzzles have been likened to a curious puzzle in the classic detective novel, The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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The puzzle from the 1905 novel from legendary Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle features the iconic Sherlock Holmes solving a word puzzle where different symbols of what appears to be a human body are associated with letters of the alphabet. The methodology by Holmes plays out similarly to what players go through when solving a Wordle puzzle with Holmes determining that a certain symbol stands for the letter «E» and tying the other symbols to different letters, using a translation provided by a Mr.