The New York Times' game «Wordle» is taking over the world! Guess the five-letter word
17 december 2024 в 17:37
The popular game New York Times «Wordle» is played all over the world! As players know, they have several attempts to guess the five-letter word.
Has today’s «Wordle» stumped you? We have the answer to the word for December 17, 2024, but first let’s start with some hints!
Here are the hints for «Wordle» December 17, 2024:
You can play the game by following this link and entering the five-letter word. You have six attempts to guess the term.
Josh Wardle, a programmer and artist, is the brilliant mind behind «Wordle». Wardle started working on the prototype many years ago, but he and his partner Palak Shah developed the game during the COVID-19 quarantine measures.
Josh studied media arts at Royal Holloway, University of London. Later, he earned a master’s degree in fine arts in digital arts at the University of Oregon. After university, Josh worked at Reddit and Pinterest.
Speaking at a presentation in mid-2024, Josh explained how he developed «Wordle».
«I was trying to make something authentic to myself», - he said, as quoted by The Verge. «I was trying to create something for someone I love. It just so happened that many others loved it too».
The New York Times bought «Wordle», - which Josh considered the right move for himself. During his presentation, Josh noted that he did not want to be «running a gaming business».
«For me, it was a very clear decision to sell the game», - he explained. «It was obvious that thanks to the success of 'Wordle,' I could change my life if I wanted to. But there are many things that I wouldn’t like about running a gaming business. And it was so clear to me that I didn’t want anything to do with it».
The word for today is «Scowl». According to Merriam-Webster, the term means «to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure» when used as a verb, or «a facial expression of displeasure» when used as a noun
Has today’s «Wordle» stumped you? We have the answer to the word for December 17, 2024, but first let’s start with some hints!
Here are the hints for «Wordle» December 17, 2024:
You can play the game by following this link and entering the five-letter word. You have six attempts to guess the term.
Josh Wardle, a programmer and artist, is the brilliant mind behind «Wordle». Wardle started working on the prototype many years ago, but he and his partner Palak Shah developed the game during the COVID-19 quarantine measures.
Josh studied media arts at Royal Holloway, University of London. Later, he earned a master’s degree in fine arts in digital arts at the University of Oregon. After university, Josh worked at Reddit and Pinterest.
Speaking at a presentation in mid-2024, Josh explained how he developed «Wordle».
«I was trying to make something authentic to myself», - he said, as quoted by The Verge. «I was trying to create something for someone I love. It just so happened that many others loved it too».
The New York Times bought «Wordle», - which Josh considered the right move for himself. During his presentation, Josh noted that he did not want to be «running a gaming business».
«For me, it was a very clear decision to sell the game», - he explained. «It was obvious that thanks to the success of 'Wordle,' I could change my life if I wanted to. But there are many things that I wouldn’t like about running a gaming business. And it was so clear to me that I didn’t want anything to do with it».
The word for today is «Scowl». According to Merriam-Webster, the term means «to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure» when used as a verb, or «a facial expression of displeasure» when used as a noun
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