Yesterday’s Wordle answer seriously confused Americans
Thursday’s Wordle answer has caused a stir among players in the US, where many have admitted they haven’t ever heard this Aussie term.
Thursday’s Wordle answer has caused a stir among players in the US, where many have admitted they haven’t ever heard the Aussie term “bloke”.
The game exploded in late 2021 on Twitter and Facebook as people share their results with green and yellow tiles. Players get six tries to crack what the five-letter word is with coloured tiles giving clues about whether people selected the right letters.
The global phenomenon is now played by millions just four months after the game burst onto the Internet.
Thursday’s puzzle left several across the pond in a bind, with many left a little miffed at the localised terminology being used as an answer to the global word game.
My most satisfying solve took me an extra 10 mins because I was pretty sure they only use this word in Australia
— Caleb (@CabesyGP) February 24, 2022
Wordle 250 3/6
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#Wordle Spoiler!
— Chantelle (@ChvnteIIe) February 24, 2022
Pissing myself laughing because Americans don’t know that Bloke is a word 😂
Wordle 250 4/6
— clair.t (@theresclair) February 24, 2022
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..wonder if many guys’ll get this one if they aren’t living in uk ..or australia😂
Will there be complete outrage everywhere except in Australia about today’s Wordle? #Wordle250
— Ash McCallum (@SansSeraphAsh) February 23, 2022
New York based software engineer Josh Wardle said he developed the game for his puzzle-loving partner and was surprised by its success. What started as a game for two people has boomed and is more than two million now play it.
“I originally made this game for my partner who is also a Spelling Bee enthusiast,” he said on Twitter.
Fans have become seriously invested in avoiding spoilers in recent months, with Twitter suspending a bot account for spoiling the solution to the next day’s Wordle.
“The account referenced was suspended for violating the Twitter Rules and the Automation Rules around sending unsolicited @mentions,” a Twitter spokesperson told AFP.
The bot account automatically responded to accounts posting their Wordle scores with messages such as “Guess what.”
Earlier this month, users were left outraged after their winning streaks were accidentally reset when the game was redirected to the New York Times website.
Avid players are now sent to the newspaper’s website instead of the original landing page following the game’s undisclosed seven-figure sale last month.
The NYTimes Wordplay Twitter assured players the team is currently investigating the issue after the popular puzzle was moved to their website in February.
Originally published as Yesterday’s Wordle answer seriously confused Americans
