Wordle: When is the game's reset time? - 9WEB

21 Feb 2022

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Wordle is only updated once a day – but when does the new one arrive? (Picture: Getty Images)

Cult word game Wordle has taken over the world in the past couple of months – becoming so popular that it’s now a part of the New York Times’ gaming website.

The daily game challenges users to guess the hidden five-letter word in six tries or less – and it often causes a few scratched heads among fans, especially when the word of the day uses American spelling.

Of course, many of us wish we could play more often – but one new word a day is sadly the limit.

If you’ve found yourself counting down the hours to the next challenge though, just when does Wordle reset itself?

When is the Wordle reset time?

In the UK, you can look forward to getting a new Wordle every day at midnight GMT.

Of course that will vary in other parts of the world, depending on your timezone.

According to Game Revolution you can expect your new dose of Wordle at 1am CET, 4pm PST and 7pm EST, as well as 9am Japanese Standard Time.

Of course, if one Wordle a day isn’t enough for you, you can always catch up with old games via Wordle Archive.

You can now access the game via the New York Times website (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)

The spin-off site was created by Devang Thakkar, a computational biologist and bioinformatics PhD student.

In a Twitter threadhe revealed that he created Wordle Archive across the space of a weekend, initially to satisfy his personal desire to play old games.

He found a way to ‘trick’ Wordle by changing his computer time, then used this revelation to eventually access hundreds of previously available Wordle games.

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The game is now settling into its new home at the New York Times website.

Despite the popularity of the game, creator Josh Wardle has previously ruled out turning it into an app for iOS or Android phones.

‘I am a bit suspicious of mobile apps that demand your attention and send you push notifications to get more of your attention,’ he told BBC Radio 4 earlier this year.

Wordle is very simple and you can play it in three minutes and that is all you get.

‘There are also no ads and I am not doing anything with your data, and that is also quite deliberate,’ he added.

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