Wordle’s creator is back with a new game, and it’s a real chin scratcher
Josh Wardle had a damn tough act to follow. His last match, Wordhas become incredibly popular thanks to its blend of simplicity, clarity and shareability. Over four years (and a seven-figure sale of Word has The New York Times) later Wardle released his follow-up game.
As Word and its myriad clones, Analysis word offers one puzzle per day. It exploits the mechanics of cryptic crossword clues. He may therefore ask you to replace one of the words with a synonym, to reverse it or to find a homophone. You may need to remove letters from a word or combine it with another to find the answer. There is a tutorial to help you get started and tips are available.
Wardle said The New Yorker he was inspired by The last of us showrunner Craig Mazin, who he heard discussing the logic behind the cryptics on a podcast. Wardle enlisted the help of two friends, Chris Dary and Matt Lee, who he worked with at Reddit to collaborate on the new game. They received permission to use clues from long-time enigmatic builders Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon.
After playing today’s tutorial and puzzle, it looks like you need to be logged in in some way to play. Analysis word. It is certainly less accessible than Word. At first glance, it’s hard to see this game achieving the same type of mass appeal as Wardle’s previous game. (Rightly, Analysis word it looks like a game intended for New Yorkers readers.)
Of course, countless other daily casual games aiming to replicate the success of Word have appeared in recent years, Quordlé, Support City And Boxed At Times‘ own RelationshipsStrands And Glitches. Catfishingwhich asks you to guess the topics of Wikipedia articles based on their categories, is one of my new favorites. I still miss the original HeardleHowever.
