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Wordle-wide hit: Viral game restores Indonesians’ love for word puzzles
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Worldwide sensation: The word game 'Wordle' is shown on a mobile phone on Jan. 12, in Houston, Texas, the United States. (AFP/Getty Images North America/Brandon Bell) (AFP/Getty Images North America/Brandon Bell)
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em>The viral word puzzle Wordle has become the world’s latest craze, giving rise to dozens of versions of the game in other languages, including Indonesian.
Like many, 22-year-old Andika Sukma first thing in the morning reaches for his phone, perhaps to scroll through social media half awake. But these days, he has a new interest.
“The new word is already out in the morning!” Andika, a mathematics undergrad student, told The Jakarta Post.
He is referring to Wordle, a viral, online word game currently loved by the world over. Its rule is simple: in six attempts, one has to guess the five-letter word for that day. Colored tiles in green, yellow and gray let players know whether the chosen letters are correct, not in the right place or are not in the word.
But unlike many level-oriented games, Wordle only provides one word a day for everyone worldwide. The game resets itself to feature the next word as the clock strikes midnight (depending on the country) every day. Players then share their daily results on social media cryptically, through its characteristic emoji-squares sharing system, as friends try to outdo one another.
“It’s fun, it kind of challenges our range of vocabulary,” Andika said.
