Wordle 324 changed after answer 'closely connected' to news event
May 9's original answer was loaded into Wordle last year, said the newspaper which acquired the game for a seven-figure sum from game creator, Josh Wardle, in January.Games, we take our role seriously as a place to entertain and escape, and we want Wordle to remain distinct from the news," it said in a statement.Times
, the team working on the game realized last week that the answer to today's Wordle had the potential to stir controversy; however, the paper said"it can be difficult to change words that have already been loaded into the game." The answer originally loaded into the game for May 9 was"FETUS"—a word linked to the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S.Yet it's unlikely players got that word. In a first, the Wordle answer was changed, becoming"SHINE" instead"for as many solvers as possible."
Photo of woman playing Wordle. The NYT changed the answer originally loaded into the game for today to avoid controversy.
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