Wordle Editor Reveals Which Words Players Stumble on the Most
These words cause players to lose their winning streaks.
Wordle editor Tracy Bennett is opening up about the words that fans complain about the most while playing the game.
By now, most–if not all–people should know about the addictive online word game that you can play daily, where the goal is to guess a new five-letter word each day.
Sometimes, those words aren't always "fair," as there can be words that people are unaware of, or would have never thought about, and now the editor is revealing the feedback she has gotten from players all over the globe.
Bennett sat down with Today to talk about her role as the game's first-ever editor and revealed which words players get the most tripped up on.
When asked what kind of words cause the most complaints from fans, Bennett revealed that most of the time people typically aren't complaining about the word itself, rather than losing their winning streak.
"Actually, we get more complaints about broken streaks than anything else. People don’t like when a word feels unfair in that way that you have four letters in place, and there are still a lot of letters that could complete that word. So we get that," she explained.
"We do get complaints about secondary meanings. That’s something that I focus on as an editor. I hope I don’t miss anything, but editing is fallible just like everything else. And obscurity. So, a word that is not familiar to people, like 'parer.'"
Bennett revealed that the most difficult word so far was either 'Parer' or 'Rupee.' "A word that is regional, like for example a really American word. I got complaints about 'condo,' for example, based on it being kind of an American concept. Regional or foreign language words. We did remove a Latin word from the list," she recalled.
If you're looking for a strategy or want to switch up your game, Bennett revealed that she used to start each game with the word 'trace,' but also tended to switch it up now and again. However, she did mention, "I don’t think any word is a bad choice. I think it’s a personal choice. It’s what brings you joy. I think it is a good strategy to figure out which vowels are in the word early on. I don’t do it that way, but I think that is a really effective strategy."