Ah, sh*ts: 'Wordle' is phasing out NSFW words
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Feb 12 2022 at 6:46 PM GMT
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- Following the sale of Josh Wardle's popular online puzzle game to the New York Times, certain words have been removed from the game's dictionary.
- It's the first move in a multi-step process to prevent offensive guessing.
- "Offensive words will always be omitted from consideration," a representative for the New York Times told Mashable via email (h/t Polygon).
- "As we have just started Wordle’s transition to The Times website, we are still in the process of removing those words from the game play.
- Plenty of naughty guesses can be played for now, including obvious classics like "DICKS" and "SHITS.
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- Published Feb 12, 2022 6:46 PM GMT