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We are several months into our new Wordle era<\/a> (along with an expanded universe of clones like Worldle<\/a>, Heardle<\/a>, Numble<\/a>, Poeltl<\/a>, and many others) and a little over two months into The<\/em> New York Times<\/em> acting as stewards of the game after a \u201clow seven figures\u201d purchase<\/a>. Besides altering the word list<\/a>, the Times <\/em>is introducing its biggest change yet by adding WordleBot<\/a>, a tool that serves as a \u201cdaily companion\u201d for your new favorite puzzle game.<\/p>\n

Like Wordle itself, WordleBot operates in the browser and runs locally, evaluating the completed puzzles on whatever computer and stored session you\u2019re using to play. As The<\/em> New York Times<\/em> describes it<\/a>, the bot started as an attempt to mathematically prove the best starting word, developed with its The Upshot section that focuses on data visualizations for the news. <\/p>\n

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Image: The New York Times via Kim Lyons<\/cite><\/p>\n

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