The New York Times Quietly Makes Big Changes To Wordle (2024)

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The New York Times Quietly Makes Big Changes To Wordle? ›

One big change: “The answer list will consist of five-letter words that fit those criteria, with the exception of plural forms of three- or four-letter words that end in “ES” or “S.” That is, the answer will never be FOXES or SPOTS, but it might be GEESE or FUNGI.

Over a year after purchasing Wordle, the New York Times has added a brand-new word to the Wordle answer list, changing the possible list of answers for the first time! Today, we look at how the New York Times has officially added a NEW word to the Wordle answer list for the first time.

Your Wordle streak will disappear if you delete your browsing history, delete your browsing data, or reset your phone. Some users have also reported traveling can reset their Wordle streak. This might have something to do with time zone changes.

Wordle took the world by storm in late 2021 and remains relevant to this day. Millions of people continue to play the popular word game on a daily basis, all in the hopes of keeping their solving streaks alive for as long as possible.

3. More people solve Wordle on their first guess than can be explained by chance. In the list above, we excluded first guesses that were that day's Wordle solution. That's because, about one game in every 250, a reader gets the answer right on the first try.

Since acquiring Wordle three months ago, the New York Times has changed a number of the pre-selected answers. Words like “lynch,” “slave” and “wench” have all been removed. The Times says they're in the midst of updating Wordle's technology so that everyone's puzzle is consistent in the future.

This practices has raised questions about whether all players receive the same word. The short answer is yes. On a given day, players around the world have access to the same puzzle. However, the game updates based on the timezone of the player, meaning that some have access to a new word more earlier than others.

For a one seed strategy the best word is 'tales'. Using this word leads to success in over 95% of games with an average game length of 3.66 rounds. For a two seed word strategy; start with 'cones' and follow with 'trial'. They lead to success for just over 96% of target words with an average game length of 3.68 rounds.

One Wordle a day not enough? The New York Times opens archive of 1,000-plus past puzzles. Subscribers can go back and play any of the puzzles they missed—including the ones from the original site.

There is much speculation that one reason for its decline is because the New York Times bought the game. Many players were concerned that the game would become drastically different after the shift, but Wordle has not become harder or experienced any change in its gameplay. A second reason is knockoffs.

What is the longest known streak on Wordle? ›

While breaking a long streak can be disheartening and frustrating — the current longest streak is 968 days, held by multiple people in Hoquiam, Washington and Willowbrook, Illinois — it's an inevitability. This is part of the game, too, said Mason. “It wakes you up.”

There are enough five-letter words to last until 2027.

We remove words if they're too obscure or have a derogatory secondary meaning. I choose the words about six weeks in advance using a random-number generator to select words from the original list.

According to the New York Times, the most popular starting words are “adieu” or “audio.” Because both words consist of many vowels, they quickly make clear what letters are in the solution word.

Most people should, on average, get it in at least 4, even on days where it is harder. Especially if you aren't making risky moves, four guesses should supply you with enough information to make a correct guess.

User reports indicate no current problems at Wordle

Wordle has a single daily solution, with all players attempting to guess the same word.

These values change over time: partly as we make small adjustments to the bot's dictionary (more on the dictionary here), and partly as the bot keeps playing and sees what kinds of words are most likely to be used as Wordle answers. Those small changes can sometimes result in a new opening word for the bot.

"Wordle's gameplay will stay the same, and answers will be drawn from the same basic dictionary of answer words, with some editorial adjustments to ensure that the game stays focused on vocabulary that's fun, accessible, lively and varied."

Each daily game uses a word from a list of 2,309 words. The smaller word list was chosen by Wardle and his partner by filtering down lists she made by categorizing all the five-letter words into those she knew, those she did not know, and those she might have known.