‘The only pure thing right now’: alleged Wordle copycats criticised for monetising free game | Puzzle games | The Guardian

The creator of the viral word game has pledged to keep it completely free – but a host of since-removed apps have been accused of trying to cash in

Here's what one Wordle clone developer had to say:

Everyone, I'd like to address some tweets I've seen suggesting that my new iOS game, "Worgle", is "a copy" or "stole" Wordle. Nothing could be further from the truth, they're completely different games. For example in Wordle you guess words, whereas in Worgle, you guess worgs
— mcc (@mcclure111) January 11, 2022

Seems like a missed opportunity for Ronnie Barker (see YouTube link at the bottom of this post).

#linguistics #language #WordGames #Wordle

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/jan/12/the-only-pure-thing-right-now-alleged-wordle-copycats-criticised-for-monetising-free-game

Ronnie Barker's "worms" sketch.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0nFQgRApY