An nameless reader quotes a report from Slate, written by Lizzie O’Leary: When the New York Occasions introduced, on November 7, that Wordle would have an editor, I did not give it a lot thought. How a lot might the mere presence of an individual actually change it? Oh, how naive I used to be! 4 days later, I obtained my reply. And that reply was MEDAL. MEDAL? On November eleventh? Wait a minute — was the Occasions punning with its Wordle on Veterans Day? Hmm. I used to be keen to chalk it as much as a coincidence, till November twenty third, the day earlier than Thanksgiving, one of many busiest journey days of the yr when DRIVE appeared. I tapped angrily on my telephone, muttering to myself. After which, on the day of the vacation itself? FEAST. This — this was an excessive amount of. My treasured thoughts awakener had gone mushy. (Two days later got here CLEAN. Harrumph.)
Of us (FOLKS), I are not looking for a punny Wordle. Wordle shouldn’t be cutesy, or themed, and even ironic. Wordle ought to keep exhausting and peculiar. No hints! Particularly no thematic hints! Folks on Twitter ought to publish their scores, and we must always have the ability to scoff privately. Haha, what a loser; it took him 4 guesses! When the phrase is FEAST, you then should surprise: Did he deliberately take 4 guesses in order to not seem lame?? Wordle’s very randomness is what makes it so nice! It is why hundreds of individuals play. And, I would wager, why the Occasions eagerly shelled out within the “low seven figures” for it. The power to guess the Wordle primarily based on context clues that may enchantment to Andy Borowitz is soul-crushing. Or, on the very least, fairly annoying.
