About Word Game
Word games are spoken or board games often designed to test ability with language or to explore its properties. Word games are generally used as a source of entertainment, but can additionally serve an educational purpose.
Baseball, power and war - 2022's key words
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... or a viral Word Game? That s what language experts around the world have been trying to decide as they nominate their words of the year...
Wordle: The most Googled word globally and in the US in 2022
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... Released by US software engineer Josh Wardle in 2021, the daily Word Game s simplicity has found mass appeal...
Wordle: New York Times changes upset fans
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... Those still playing the daily Word Game on the original website - because they downloaded it or have not refreshed their browser - are getting different words to solve from the NYT version...
Wordle: Countdown's Susie Dent hopes game will remain free
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... Wordle: Countdown s Susie Dent hopes game will remain freeThe New York Times has purchased the popular online Word Game Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum...
Wordle: New York Times buys popular word game
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...The New York Times has purchased the popular Word Game Worldle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum...
What is Wordle and why does Countdown's Susie Dent love it?
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... What is Wordle and why does Countdown s Susie Dent love it? The online Word Game Wordle has attracted millions of daily users - including Countdown s Susie Dent...
Wordle creator promises viral game will stay simple and ad-free
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...A free and simple online Word Game that has gone viral will never become attention-grabbing or ad-laden, its creator has promised...