Word was first developed during the coronavirus lockdown by Josh Wardle, a New York-based software engineer who simply wanted a game “for me and my partner to enjoy.”
Despite these humble origins, the game quickly became a global sensation upon its release to the public in October 2021, with some hardcore fans sharing its results each morning on social media. In January 2022, Wardle sold Word to The New York Times, for an unspecified seven-figure sum. The game remained free to play and has shown little sign of losing its extraordinary popularity.
In an interview with news week, Erhan Aslan, who teaches applied linguistics at the University of Reading in the UK, provided some advice for Word players
He said: “One thing I think is important in this game is the initial word chosen. Starting with words that include commonly used vowels, e.g. eya, consonants like ryt, and sound sequences could be helpful.
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“Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j or x, for example, may not be the best choice. As you get more feedback after some guesswork, users should take advantage of some phonetics knowledge to narrow down or eliminate some words they might be thinking of.”
The answer to Saturday’s riddle will be revealed at the end of this article, so scroll down with caution if you want to solve it yourself.
‘Wordle’ #763, Tips for Saturday, July 22
news week has put together five clues to help you solve Saturday Word puzzle.
Clue #1: The answer contains two vowels.
Clue #2: There are no repeated letters.
Clue #3: One of the last three letters of the alphabet appears in the word.
Clue #4: It is associated with cold.
Clue #5: The third letter is a vowel.
‘Wordle’ #763, Answer for Saturday July 22
The answer to Saturday. Word the puzzle is “frozen”.
A relatively common word, containing two vowels, Saturday’s Word It might not be the hardest puzzle we’ve faced so far, but it was still a fun brain teaser nonetheless. Did you get it? If so, congratulations! But please don’t be discouraged if it isn’t. a new Word The puzzle will be released on Sunday and news week We’ll be back with another round of tips and advice.
What does ‘frozen’ mean?
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “frozen” as “past tense of freezing” and “freeze” as “freezing into ice from cold.”
For example: It was so cold overnight that the pond froze over.