What Wordle and Instagram taught me – Arlington Catholic Herald

A recent conversation with a friend online has me pondering perception and how each of us brings a unique paradigm to our encounters with one another. A couple of weeks ago, she remarked that Wordle was no longer fun since it had been bought by The New York Times. For the uninitiated on the latest word game obsession, Wordle is an online game originally offered by James Wardle and purchased by The New York Times in early February. Users have only one chance a day to play the game and use strategy to guess the five-letter word in six tries or fewer. I was new to the game when it was purchased and had only played a few times before the change. To be clear, I am a big fan of Wordle, and our family compares notes daily. I was curious about what she was seeing and how it had changed. So, I asked her: “They are using the same word list but following the typical NYT puzzle pattern of making it harder as the week goes on. Also (this is just my opinion) it feels like they are selecting words intentionally that reflect the theme of the day’s headline.…
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