Wordle users warned that new Twitter bot could RUIN the game for them – here’s how to avoid it

A WORDLE bot using a cheat-code to predict the next day’s word is revealing them on Twitter, users warn.

A Wordle fan reverse-engineered the game to predict the next word of the day, now a Twitter bot is using the cheat to ruin the game for others.

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Wordle, a free online game that gives users six chances to guess a five-letter word, has quickly become one of the hottest topics online, taking over Twitter feeds.

The game was created by Josh Wardle, a programmer, back in October 2021. 

In four short months, the browser game has become so popular that it prompted software engineer Robert Reiche to reverse-engineer it to find out the word of the day.

Basically, Reichel uncovered that the word of the day is ’embedded client-side,’ which means the word of the day can be accessed on the game’s website.

However, after reworking the cheat code, Reichel was able to figure out what Wordle’s next day word was, even before it went live.

Now it appears that someone has taken this cheat to create an automated Twitter bot called “The Wordlinator,” which reveals the next day’s word.

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The bot is seemingly on a mission to ruin the game for all those who come across it.

The account’s goal is to “terminate Wordle bragging” as it automatically replies to Twitter users who share their successful Wordle results with a spoiler for the next day’s word of the day.

Sometimes the automated responses accuse users of “bragging” about their scores, while other times they claim people sharing their results are “spoiling Twitter for everyone”.

It seems the account has been suspended several times, yet it seems to keep popping up again, according to reports.

Wordle users are advised to either block the account or report it if they want to share their results in peace.

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This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk