Wordle Takes the World by Storm

Are you a Wordler?

Tracy Stengel
3 min readJan 29, 2022

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Wordle, a web-based word game has wormed its way into the hearts of players around the world. The game is a cross between hangman and Mastermind. It was developed by a programmer, Josh Wardle, who named the game Wordle — a twist on his surname.

Like the best of things, Wordle was made with love. Wardle invented the game to play with his partner. In…

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Tracy Stengel

Writer and freelance fiction editor. Find me curled up w/ a blanket of metaphors or at www.tracystengel.com. You can buy me ☕️ at https://ko-fi.com/tracystengel