It comes after Wordle 280 also proved difficult, with many losing their winning streak as they could not guess the answer correctly. For the uninitiated, Wordle is a daily word game that sees players guessing a five-letter word in six or fewer attempts. It was originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, but was later acquired by the New York Times for an unknown seven-figure sum after gaining huge popularity on Twitter. In recent weeks, the game has been plagued by criticism that it has become “too tough” since the acquisition of NYT, with some even believing that posting made the game more difficult – but this was later dismissed by experts. Many users have complained about the lack of vowels in today’s Wordle. WARNING: Front spoiler The answer in Wordle 281 is “nymph”. In biology, the nymph describes an immature form of insect that does not change much as it grows, such as a dragonfly or a locust. In Greek mythology, it is used to describe ethereal women who lived in the mountains, forests and waters. The word has ended many winning streaks as it is not common in everyday vocabulary and consists entirely of consonants. “This Wordle will cause the collapse of society,” said one person. “I can not believe the New York Times had the audacity to create a voiceless #Wordle. “I understood it with my fifth guess, but still, it is not necessary”, wrote another. A third person said: “There is no voice in today’s Wordle, so needless to say I have already resigned.” Another person who also had a hard time guessing Saturday’s Wordle – the answer was epoxy, another unusual word – wrote: “Happy Sunday and Happy Mother’s Day to everyone… except the one who made today’s and yesterday’s Wordle. “This evil is two days in a row. Shame on you. “I hope a wasp bites you.” Wordle 281 has proved particularly difficult for those who have used a tactic to start the game with a word that contains as many vowels as possible. Despite this common approach, language experts have advised players to always start with consistent heavy words. “Consonants are more informative than vowels – there is more to the controversy,” said Lynne Murphy, a professor of linguistics and chief English and linguistics at the University of Sussex, formerly The Independent. Murphy said she likes to start with words like “drink”, “clamp” to eliminate common chords. “While if you guess something heavy vowel, like ‘ALIEN’ at the beginning, you may find that the word has ‘A’ and ‘E’, but many words have these two vowels – you have not decided as many words out.”
