Big changes are coming to Wordle, as the viral word-guessing game is bringing a dedicated editor to its development team. The web-based game gives players six guesses to find the answer to a five-letter word each day Since its official release in 2021, Wordle has risen to popularity on social media with players coming back every day to tackle the new challenge.
As reported by Forbes, Tracy Bennett will be joining the Wordle team as its first dedicated editor and will implement new changes to the game. Players might have to keep track of all their previous Wordle answers for their guessing skills to keep up with this new update. Rules that have not been in place before might alter how players approach their guesswork with new criteria for answer words to fit in. For example, one of the changes said to be being introduced is that plural words that end in “ES” or “S” will no longer be eligible as answers. However, they will still be acceptable for the purpose of guessing. Plural words like “GEESE” or “FUNGI” are still eligible answers. In addition, words that were previously disallowed due to their vulgarity will now be available as possible guesses, although they will never be answers.
Guessing Tactics For Wordle May Change With New Editor
A new editor for Wordle brings up new issues for players to consider. Although there are still many five-letter words Wordle has yet to use, the curation element Bennett will provide follows new rules. Not only will answers now be chosen by a human, but they will not follow the same logic many have relied on to guess correctly. As Forbes also noted in its report, players who wanted to know the answers to Wordle could simply look at the game’s code and see the list of answers lined up many days in advance. Now that Bennett is in control of each answer, cheaters will not be able to use this method to get their daily wins.
Wordle owes much of its popularity to social media, with the word guessing game going viral in 2021, with many players taking to Twitter to share how many guesses it took to get the correct answer. One aspect of these recent changes might be a game changer: Wordle answers will have better timing to react to current events and memes. Although some answers in the past have seemed to have been planned, most have been circumstantial. This change has the possibility of renewing the audience’s interest in the game as they look forward to what hidden message might be uncovered.
The simplicity and shareability of Wordle have made it a viral success, and with that came a slew of clones aiming to capture a subset of that audience. Although there might not be direct competition with other word-guessing games, Wordle is still aiming to keep its players entertained with a tailored experience with its addition of a dedicated editor. These changes will certainly help the app be more reactive than it was previously, so it may lead to a resurgence in the game's popularity on social media.
Source: Forbes