Wordle Bans Some Offensive Words After The New York Times Takeover

Now that The New York Times has acquired Wordle, some changes have been made to the hit word-guessing game. The most obvious tweak to the viral sensation is that some offensive language has been banned as guess words, which includes the usual salty language and gender-specific slurs. If you attempt to use those words, you’ll be greeted by Wordle’s “not in word list” message.

The move makes sense for a publication such as The New York Times, as Wordle’s lack of profanity lines up with the company’s other popular word game, Spelling Bee.

“Offensive words will always be omitted from consideration,” a New York Times representative explained Polygon. “As we have just started Wordle’s transition to The Times website, we are still in the process of removing those words from the gameplay.”