The ‘insensitive’ term was banned from Wordle after its acquisitionThe New York Times has eliminated certain “obscure” and “insensitive” words from the pool used by the popular puzzle game Wordle, after purchasing it last month. Many racial slurs were cut out of the word pool, as were the words ‘lynch’ and ‘slave’. Baffling that the NY Times has banned people from guessing words like “slave” on Wordle in case it causes offence (to who?) The popularity of the free puzzle game has skyrocketed in the past several months, with millions of players hooking up worldwide. In January, the New York Times purchased Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure amount.

Source: New York Times February 18, 2022 09:35 UTC