The game in which users have to guess a five-letter word and are told if they have the correct letters by way of green and yellow grids, exploded in popularity in a relatively short amount of time.
In October 2021 the game created by Josh Wardle had only 90 users. By January 2022, it had 300,000 daily users and has recently been reported to have had a peak of around 45 million unique users a month hoping to correctly crack the daily brain teaser.
Wardle eventually sold the game to The New York Times Company for an undiclosed seven-figure sum. In an interview with Time soon after the takeover, Wardle explained that he never intended to make money off the game when he first created it.
“The goal was to make a game that my partner would enjoy playing,” Wardle said.
“What’s interesting is, people ask me all the time about the monetization stuff. Like, ‘You could put ads on it, you could do premium.’ And I don’t know, maybe I’m an idiot. None of that really appeals to me.
“I think because I started with the intention of not doing it, it’s been easy to say no. If I’d been trying to make a viral game I think it would be very different.”
‘Wordle’ #429 Tips and Clues for Monday, August 22
The answer for today’s Wordle will be revealed at the end of this article.
Newsweek has provided some tips to help you on your way to solving it yourself.
Hint #1 There are two vowels in today’s word, appearing in the second and fourth letters.
Hint #2 The word contains three common consonants, with the more popular ones appearing in the third and fifth letter.
Hint #3 Synonyms for today’s answer include “value,” excellence” and “achievement.”
Hint #4 If you guess the word “miser” you will have almost all the correct letters, but not in the right order.
Hint #5 Merriam-Webster defines today’s word as “a praiseworthy quality” and “character or conduct deserving reward, honor, or esteem.”
‘Wordle’ #429 Answer for Monday, August 22
The answer to today’s Wordle is “merit.”
Today’s Wordle may not have been too difficult for many, seeing as it contains common letters and two vowels.
The next Wordle puzzle will be available at 7 p.m. ET, when the daily update occurs.
