Heardle, the Wordle of Music, Has Users Rushing to Name That Tune
variety.comA.D. Amorosi No longer content to just play Wordle — the free, daily, five-letter word game, independently created by Josh Wardle in 2021, then purchased by the New York Times — many of that app’s daily users with a love for music are quickly becoming acquainted with, and addicted to, Heardle.Also known as “that daily musical intros game,” the barely-month-old Heardle combines the guessing format of Wordle with the fun of the classic game show “Name That Tune.” Heardle does all this while challenging your aural proximity to the currency of pop, hip-hop, rock and electro.
Think Bruno Mars, Childish Gambino, Coldplay and Daft Punk.The instructions for Heardle are simple: listen to the intro, then guess the correct artist and song title in six tries or less.
Of course, the goal is to guess this in as few notes as possible, so to win bragging rights with your fellow music geeks. Beware, however: Heardle does not make it easy.
Even beloved songs such as “Ms. Jackson” from Outkast or “Truth Hurts” from Lizzo, to name two that have popped up in March, weren’t simple to guess, despite their omnipresence in popular culture.
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