Lewdle is here to turn your Wordle blue
I love Wordle, a daily, 5-letter word escape that reminds me that digital pursuits can be pure. Until they trip on the pavement, fall into the mud, and emerge as something called Lewdle.
Since the moment I started playing Wordle, I knew it was doomed. How could it remain a once-a-day thing? Surely the UK programmer would hear the clarion call of other blockbuster online trends and flood the zone with dozens of different Wordle variations?
That hasn't happened, but like The Wall in Game of Thrones, the barrier is not as impenetrable as it seems. It's been attacked by app clones, which were quickly removed by Apple — and now a White Walker Dragon has breached The Wall with something called Lewdle.
Like the real Wordle, LEWDLE lets you play one game per day and share your grids via twitter. We hope you had as much fun playing this as we had making it. Enjoy. https://t.co/SqcmM1YKkyJanuary 19, 2022
Yes, it is what you think. An other-side-of-the-coin online knock-off that also uses five-letter words. However, they're those five-letter words.
Instead of «Faces» or even «Death,» the answers are all naughty terms, words that I refuse to repeat here. Wordle is a five-by-six grid against an all-white background; in keeping with the theme, Lewdle is in dark mode.
Lewdle is the brainchild of Gary Whitta, former PC Gamer Editor in Chief and current highly regarded screenwriter for hits like Rogue One and The Book of Eli. Whitta spent the last couple of days hyping the big reveal as an announcement that would rival Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition.
It does not.
My response to Whitta on Twitter was a simple "Gary." All that was missing was a GIF with a disapproving stare.
I support the creative urge, and I know Lewdle is a sort of
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