Wordle is the most searched term on Google in 2022

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CNN Business
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Admit it: you may have Googled Wordle’s answer, or at least searched to get it working. Show that you are not alone.

Google revealed that “Wordle” is its own The most searched term This year in the United States and the world, showing that the New York Times five-letter guessing game still has us under control. It may have outdone more news topics, such as “Election Results” and “Betty White” in the US, and “Queen Elizabeth” and “Ukraine” globally.

in blog post Wednesday, Google said its annual Search Report examines “the moments, people, and trends that pique our collective curiosity” on the search platform, noting that Wordle was the “world’s most popular search, where guessing five-letter words every day has become a way of life.” ”

Wordle is a popular online game that gives players six chances to guess a five letter word per day. However, some days, getting the answer is difficult, which leads people to search for hints, tips, and even score.

Josh Wardle, a Brooklyn-based software engineer formerly of Reddit, released the game in October 2021, and it quickly became a cultural phenomenon. So much so that the New York Times

(The New York Times) Buyer Wordle in February 2022 To boost game subscription activity and attract new people to your papers.

In July, The Times partnered with Hasbro

(she has) to get around Wordle in a board gamewhich allows the news outlet to maintain its “existing audience engagement with Wordle, and also introduce Wordle to all new audiences,” Jonathan Knight, head of games at The Times, told CNN Business earlier.

Last month, the Times named Tracy Bennett New editor for Wordle, indicating that the game is shifting away from the pre-selected words from Wardle and towards the words chosen by Times. Change, too: the answer will never be a plural form that ends in “s” or “es.” However, you can guess the combination words to help you eliminate possible words.

Wordle remains free to play, but the Times is putting its other games behind paywall after a limited number of free games.