The wildly popular puzzle game Wordle has found itself in the middle of unexpected controversy this week as knockoff versions are trying to make a buck from the free game.
Developed barely two months ago by software developer Josh Wardle for his puzzle-loving wife, the game’s concept is simple: players must take guesses to correctly spell a five-letter word. In under six guesses, players use clues to decipher the word of the day, which is the same one for every player in the world that day.
Guess a correct letter in the correct place and the game turns the letter green. A
