Wordle fans around the world were left confused on Monday after the popular puzzle offered up two different solutions for answer #324), a move the game's owner, the New York Times, said was intended to keep it distinct from the news.
Wordle has two possible answers on Monday.
Wordle #324) was replaced by the word fetus as the intended solution by The Times.
The publisher warned that some users may still see the answer that appears to be connected to a recent news event.
The Times explained in a statement that Monday's answer was loaded into Wordle last year.
The substitution comes a week after a leaked Supreme Court opinion revealed most justices were in favor of reversing the landmark ruling guaranteeing the right to abortion across the country.
Wordle went from a game with a few hundred daily players to millions every day in the first few months of the year. The Times bought the viral puzzle for a seven-figure sum, but the transition has not been easy. There were fears that the company would put Wordle behind the paywall for other games, as players complained of harder games and lost data. Wordle would remain free to new and existing users, but the company denied making the game harder. Since purchasing the game, the Times has removed many words it deems sensitive or could cause issues among users where words are spelled differently and multiple solutions being offered up to users have occurred before. It is difficult to change words in the game, and it is busy changing technology so everyone gets the same word.
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