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Wordle: The Game that Quickly Became an Internet Hit — VOA Learning English

Article · Language: English · Level: medium · Author: VOA Learning English · ≈ 5 min · 703 words

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Wordle: The Game that Quickly Became an Internet Hit

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You might have heard of the word game Wordle. Maybe you have even tried the game yourself. The online puzzle has become so popular that some people cannot go a day without it. Many players share their game results on social media.

On November 1, only 90 people had ever played Wordle. Within two months, that number had grown to 300,000. Social media users – especially famous people – helped grow the popularity of the game.

Wordle is a very simple game. That may be why its popularity spread so quickly and widely. Compared to many other computer games, the design is also very simple. It contains just 30 empty squares appearing under the name “WORDLE.”

Players get six chances to guess a…

Tap any word for its translation at once; the word goes into your deck together with its sentence.

Bryan Lynn wrote this story for VOA Learning English, based on reports from The Associated Press, Reuters, Twitter and other online sources.

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/6425558.html

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