Behind the Scenes of Wordle's Rise: How a Viral Word Game Reflects Our Love of Language

Wordle was created by Josh Wardle as a game for him and his partner to play during lockdown, but it quickly gained millions of players.

The game's popularity reflects people's interest in language, since producing and understanding language involves complex unconscious processes.

Language games like Wordle give more insight into our linguistic processes. Humans have always enjoyed these types of games.

Today's Wordle #827 answer is revealed at the end of the article, so scroll carefully to maintain the surprise.

Five hints are provided, including that the word has one vowel and no repeating letters and relates to being correct or dominant.