Today's Wordle marks the start of a new era for the game - here's why
techradar.comWhen the New York Times bought Wordle in February 2022, it assured its millions of players that nothing would change about the game they'd fallen in love with. Wordle would still be Wordle, and most wouldn't even notice any difference.
It remained true to that promise (mostly), but that's all changed with today's puzzle — which sees Wordle enter uncharted territory as far as its answers go. How? Well, today, for the first time since it started 646 days ago, Wordle features a solution that isn't among the 2,000-odd words originally compiled by creator Josh Wardle. Instead, it's been selected by the game's first editor.
To explain what's happened, I'll need to reveal spoilers for today's Wordle — so don't read on if you haven't played yet. (And by all means head over to our Wordle hints page if you haven't, because it's a tough one.)
SPOILERS FOR TODAY'S WORDLE, MONDAY 27 MARCH, FOLLOW BELOW.
The change was reported in a Reddit thread(opens in new tab), with the poster, u/TrackVol, explaining that a json file within the Wordle site's code listed an «Unexpected solution» for today, March 27, 2023.
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The thread didn't reveal what the answer was beforehand — and I didn't want to know — but it turns out it was a pretty difficult one.
As you'll now know if you've played today's puzzle, it's GUANO, a word that refers to, well, bird poo — or specifically the bird poo of sea birds and bats that is used as a fertilizer. No, this is not your average Wordle answer.
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