Ani Bundel: It doesn't take a genius to play Wordle, one of 2022's hottest fads. It's not complex like a crossword, and it makes us feel safely together even as we're upping our mask games and testing ourselves at every cough. - NBCNewsTHINK
But what is it about this simple black screen with 30 empty boxes that has enticed millions of players globally?
Perhaps it’s the color block motif that provides a letter-less way of sharing your results. This letter-less way of posting your results allows people to talk about the game without spoiling it for others — only people who have played the game that day understand what they’re looking at. It’s speaking in a code that only other players can understand, a universal language of white, yellow and green.That universality is key.
In the Discord channel where I post my daily results over breakfast, there are people who proudly discuss their strategies and how to pick popular consonants. Is using “
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