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WAR OF WORDS! ISIS Hacks Wordle™ Changes Every Word of the Day to ‘Allah’ — Now With REAL News

The New York Times, having invested more money in the game than they did in their Iraq War coverage, was quick to express their regret in a public statement.

Larry Nocella
2 min readMar 17, 2022
War of Words! ISIS Hacks Wordle Changes Every Word of the Day to ‘Allah’

Dorks everywhere were saddened today when they tried to solve the popular online puzzle, Wordle™.

The five-letter word guessing game had the same solution as the day before, and the day before that.

The solution was ‘Allah.’

“Hey that’s weird,” posted one self-described Wordle-addict on the game’s online forum. “Word of the day is Allah, just like yesterday.”

By the end of the week, Wordle-addicts everywhere were distraught. “It’s no fun anymore. It’s always Allah. Every solution the past week is Allah. I guess it’s time to try another game.”

The New York Times, having invested more money in the game than they did in their Iraq War coverage, was quick to express their regret in a public statement.

“Wordle™ fans, we are sorry to report the game has been hacked. All solutions going forward for Wordle™ will be Allah. The game is officially over. You can continue to play it, and…

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Larry Nocella
Larry Nocella

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