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Some words aren’t welcome in the New York Times’ Wordle (arstechnica.com)
4 points by coobird on Feb 15, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



> "We are updating the word list over time to remove obscure words to keep the puzzle accessible to more people, as well as insensitive or offensive words,"

How does fewer valid guess words (not solution words) make the puzzle more accessible?


They found the solution:

PURGE




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