Wordle scraps ‘fetus’ as today’s answer amid SCOTUS Roe v. Wade draft leak

nypost.com:

the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade draft, popular game Wordle has scrapped “fetus” as a possible answer to Monday’s game — calling it “unintentional and a coincidence” — although many users reported still being able to submit it.“We take our role seriously as a place to entertain and escape, and we want Wordle to remain distinct from the news,” the New York Times — which acquired the game three months ago — wrote on its site regarding the measure.Monday’s Wordle Of The Day was changed from “fetus” to a less politically-charged answer.

The decision came after it was leaked that the Supreme Court could overturn Roe Vs. Wade — a landmark 1973 ruling granting women federal abortion rights — sparking fierce pro-choice protests across the nation.According to the Times, the discrepancy in solutions was due to the fact that “fetus” had been in the database prior to the Times’ January acquisition, and they were unable to jettison the straggler. “This is entirely unintentional and a coincidence — today’s original answer was loaded into Wordle last year,” the Times explained. “Because of the current Wordle technology, it can be difficult to change words that have already been loaded into the game.”They continued, “When we discovered last week that this particular word would be featured today, we switched it for as many solvers as possible.”They explained that as a result, users who refreshed their browser received the new, non-loaded answer while those who didn’t still saw “fetus.” However, despite the Times’ efforts at repealing its solution, flummoxed players were still getting the “outdated answer” for Wordle #234.“Anyone know why people are getting two different #Wordle answers today?” wrote one flabbergasted player of the daily.