{"id":405883,"date":"2022-02-15T17:35:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T14:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-wordle-broken-two-different-answers-today-spark-outrage\/"},"modified":"2022-02-15T17:35:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T14:35:06","slug":"is-wordle-broken-two-different-answers-today-spark-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-wordle-broken-two-different-answers-today-spark-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Is Wordle &#8216;broken?&#8217; Two different answers today spark outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Is Wordle &#8216;broken?&#8217; Two different answers today spark outrage<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Wordle of the day is \u201cbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Puzzle players were left at a loss for words after a purported glitch resulted in them getting two different answers for today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. The fiasco comes a week after Wordle migrated to the website of the New York Times, which bought it from creator Josh Wardle in January for an \u201cundisclosed\u201d seven-figure sum.<\/p>\n<p>For the uninitiated, the \u201cWheel Of Fortune\u201d-esque brain teaser allows players six guesses to determine <em>one<\/em> new five-letter word each day. However, according to flummoxed Wordlers on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, players were getting two vastly different \u201cright answers\u201d for Wordle 241, which we won\u2019t spoil for you here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHang on, hang on. There are TWO different Wordle answer today?\u201d wondered one baffled <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steveohrourke\/status\/1493515293263597573\">vocab enthusiast on Twitter. <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jotrevelyan\/status\/1493489570943356928\">Another spluttered<\/a>, \u201cUhoh!! My partner and I got 2 different correct words for #WORDLE today. WHAT IS H<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APP<\/a>ENING?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zantareous\/status\/1493460675389239297\">One critic mused<\/a>, \u201cThe day that divided Wordle. Are you team [redacted] or team [redacted]?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A NY Times glitch has left Wordle users with different words today, and social media is up in arms.\" class=\"wp-image-21215844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A NY Times glitch has left Wordle users with different words today, and social media is up in arms.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@zantareous\/Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One disillusioned Wordle die-hard lamented getting the harder of the two answers. \u201cWaittt there are two different answers for todays wordle and I happened to get the harder one?????? what a p\u2013sstake,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rrhxmi\/status\/1493385594810126336\">they vented.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One user tagged the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noelhurley\/status\/1493514760205254658\">New York Times Twitter account to say<\/a>, \u201cyou seem to have broken #wordle.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=928\" alt=\"Explanation from the NY Times.\" class=\"wp-image-21215783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1856 1856w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1391 1392w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=928 928w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=464 464w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/wordle-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\"\/><figcaption>Explanation from the NY Times.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@mikeyslezak\/Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fortunately, several users were able to explain the discrepancy, which they\u2019ve chalked up to the fact that there are two different iterations of Wordle. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWordle game 241 was actually two different games, depending on which version of the site you\u2019re using,\u201d Caitlin Welsh, a Wordle enthusiast and editor for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/wordle-241-glitch-answer\">Mashable Australia<\/a>, explained. <\/p>\n<p>As such, stragglers playing the game on the original Powerlanguage page got a different word than those using the NY Times site.<\/p>\n<p>The Times explained in a tweet that they\u2019d removed the original word for being too <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeySlezak\/status\/1493344574260924420\">obscure, writing<\/a>: \u201cWe are updating the word list over time to remove obscure words to keep the puzzle accessible to more people, as well as insensitive or offensive words,\u201d Cohen said in an email. \u201c***** is an example of an obscure word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, while the Times might not have been at fault in this instance, the publication was previously accused of ruining Wordle by making it \u201ctoo hard.\u201d Despite the criticism, the rag claims that \u201cnothing has changed about the gameplay\u201d since the takeover.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Wordle was allegedly hacked following the acquisition, with the code-cracker reportedly divulging the game\u2019s algorithm and posting spoilers for nearly 120 upcoming words. The tech expert who tweeted his findings may have been onto something: So far, as of Monday, Feb. 14, the answer reveals have been correct.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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