Wordle and the future of the internet's favorite word game

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Npr, Talk Show, Daily

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

A simple word game has taken the internet by storm. But now that the New York Times owns the game, can the wonder of Wordle last? Jonathan Knight, Ian Bogost and Katy Pearce join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:51.2	Alright, another day, another wordl.
0:56.9	Who's turn is it to pick the word today?
0:58.4	You're a certain kid yesterday.
1:00.4	I'm gonna go with train.
1:02.8	I'm gonna start with sweet.
1:04.8	I'm gonna start with third.
1:06.9	The T is somewhere but not there and the I is in the right place.
1:11.2	So, one I, one S, one T.
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