Josh Wardle
publication date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 (part of Winter 2022)
category: 
Games
clue: What's a five-letter word for a game developer who doesn't want to profit on his work? If you can't figure it out in six guesses, you can always play again tomorrow.
explanation: Wardle created Wordle, a popular daily word game in which you get six guesses to identify a five-letter word. It has no fees and no advertising. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, and Jesse King
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