Wordle allegedly hacked: Is viral game spoiled amid NY Times shift?
nypost.comthe Wordle code.A Twitter user is believed to have posted the popular word puzzle’s algorithm Friday morning, along with nearly 120 upcoming words to be played — all on the game’s first day of visual re-branding since being acquired by the New York Times from creator Josh Wardle in a seven-figure deal on Jan 31.Warning: Wordle answer spoilers ahead.“Hi @nytimes if the answer to Tomorrow’s #WORDLE is ULTRA, yu need to reset your data” user @xadhan wrote with a screenshot of the supposed evidence.His findings — shown to be from a coded Times URL — reportedly display weeks’ worth of previously used words in sequential order, a green circle around the predicted 238th Wordle for Saturday, Feb.
12, and followed by what is perceived to be the automated selection for months to come.The New York Times did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Hi @nytimes if the answer to Tomorrow's #WORDLE is ULTRA, yu need to reset your data.The answers for future Wordle could be seen at .json.
pic.twitter.com/R8ebdb6O65Although it might take some geek power to locate, the upcoming words can be viewed through the data interchange format JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), according to @xadhan.After stumbling upon the apparent revelation, some Twitter users had less than kind words for the alleged Wordle whistleblower.“blocked.
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