Wordle player rankings: US lands in dismal 18th place worldwide
nypost.comthat American players are always complaining that Wordle is too hard. A recent study by data compiler Wordtips found that the US doesn’t even place in the top 10 when it comes to prowess at the viral New York Times-owned puzzle, in which players get six tries — or turns — to guess a new five-letter word each dayWordle ability was judged on the average number of attempts it took each country’s players to guess the correct answer.
Per the study — entitled “Where in the World is the Best at Solving Wordle” — Sweden won the top spot, with an average score of 3.72 turns nationwide.
Nipping at their heels in second and third place, respectively, were their fellow Scandinavian nations Finland (3.81) and Denmark (3.83).
Meanwhile, sitting in an abysmal 18th place in the worldwide rankings is the US — the home of the brain teaser’s inventor Josh Wardle — which boasts a putrid score of 3.92.
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