The New York Times has altered the solution to Monday’s Wordle puzzle, citing close connections to “a major recent news event.” The Times posted about the change on its games section, explaining why some Wordle players may have a different solution than their friends, family, or colleagues. The Times called today’s pulled solution word “entirely unintentional and a coincidence — today’s original answer was loaded into Wordle last year.”[Ed. Some Wordle players were served a puzzle on Monday with the word “fetus” as its answer. But the word fetus is obviously and visibly part of a major news event, the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade, a legal precedent that if reversed would make abortion immediately illegal in more than 20 states in the U.S. The games team is also in the process of updating Wordle to avoid a similar situation in the future.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2022 21:57 UTC