Wordle has become a worldwide sensation, generating significant buzz as millions of fans work to solve each day's puzzle. Wordle is a word game where players have to guess whatever the five-letter daily word is with limited tries. After guessing a word, some letters will be marked yellow, which tells players that the letter exists in the correct answer, but is not in the correct spot. If a letter is green, that means that not only is the letter correct, but it's where it needs to be.
With Wordle being a simple word game, one wouldn't think that it would be something to drum up much controversy, and usually that's true. For the most part, the daily Wordle experience consists of fans solving the latest puzzle, sharing their results on social media, and then setting it aside until the next day. However, the Wordle answer for February 9, 2022 has seemingly annoyed some fans due to the way that it spells the word. SPOILERS for today's Wordle answer follow.
Wordle Answer February 9
The Wordle answer for February 9 is "HUMOR," and this seems to have irked some fans of the game in the UK. While those in America may not see what's wrong with the February 9 answer, fans in the UK are annoyed because they spell the word like "HUMOUR." This discrepancy has inspired some memes about today's Wordle answer.
Not only have Wordle fans been making memes about the February 9 answer, but someone was even inspired to make a British version of the game. The so-called Wourdle includes the date written in UK format as opposed to American, and its first word is "HUMOUR." It's unclear how long this version of Wordle has been around, as a number of Wordle clones have popped up since the game's sudden rise in popularity, but regardless its answer today is clearly in response to the February 9 Wordle.
Wordle has a UK web domain and the game itself was developed by Welsh-born software engineer Josh Wardle, and so that may also be why some fans are annoyed at the game using the American spelling of a word. While it may have UK roots, Wordle is likely going to become even more Americanized moving forward, as it was recently acquired by the New York Times.
Regardless, Wordle fans can continue checking out the daily puzzles, but those in the UK may want to keep this discrepancy in mind when they get stumped on future puzzles.
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