The words now banned by Wordle – have you been using them?
A number of words have been removed from the viral game Wordle after they were deemed inappropriate.
The New York Times has removed several five-letter words from Wordle including “slave”, “bitch” and “wench”.
Jordan Cohen, a spokesman for the paper, told AFP a number of “obscure” words were removed too.
"We are updating the word list over time to remove obscure words to keep the puzzles accessible to more people, as well as insensitive or offensive words," he said.
The obscure words Mr Cohen is referring to include pupal and agora.
Using any of the banned words will not cost players a turn.
While The New York Times moved the game onto its website earlier in February, some users still have access to the older version, and the older list which existed before the publication purchased Wordle.
The removal of several words has divided people on Twitter.
“I find it a little bit pathetic,” one woman tweeted, after she tried entering the word slave.
One man accused The New York Times of “corporate performative wokeness”.
“You really didn't take long to start tampering with an excellent thing,” he tweeted.
However, others pointed out removing words flies in the face of people complaining The New York Times was making the game harder with less options now to choose from.
Wordle now has millions of users around the world, and versions have sprung up in many different languages. The New York Times said it bought the game for an "undisclosed price in the low seven figures" as it seeks to win new subscribers through non-news offerings.
with AFP
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