Wordle Players Are Now Getting Different Answers Depending on Which Version They Play

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While Wordle is a fun enough game in a vacuum, there’s no denying that competition is a significant part of what propelled it to viral success. Sharing their scores over social media is a major draw for many players. However, that only works as intended if every player is guessing at the same word.

Unfortunately, that’s not always the case right now. Wordle’s recent handover to the New York Times appears to have resulted in players getting different words depending on the version they are using, so be aware of spoilers ahead for today’s Wordle puzzle.

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The New York Times acquired Wordle in January for an undisclosed amount “in the low seven figures,” according to the Times. The handover officially took place on the 11th, which caused a few minor hiccups, as NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns recently discovered. Another unintended side effect is that there are two different versions of the game depending on whether someone plays it from the NYT’s website or the original powerlanguage.co.uk.

This stems from the changes The New York Times made to Wordle’s word list. Before the NYT acquisition, Wordle’s dictionary included most five-letter English words. This included several terms that wouldn’t be welcome in casual conversation, such as slurs and swear words. The New York Times censored these words, removing them from the game’s database.

The NYT also deleted several other terms for less clear reasons. This included seemingly innocuous words like “pupal” and “agora.” The latter of which is the term for the public square in an ancient Greek city and was today’s word on the original version of the game. However, those playing it on the Time’s website instead got the