Pope Leo XIV opened a virtual meeting with American Catholic young people Friday by revealing a closely held pontifical secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day.

Pope Leo XIV surprised American Catholic young people during a virtual meeting on Friday by divulging a previously undisclosed pontifical secret: his unique Wordle strategy involves using a different starting word each day.

CNET's Gael Cooper has loads of tips and tricks to tackle each NY Times Wordle puzzle but if you've been playing the game everyday for the past few years, you might be getting tired of it. Luckily, there are other word and puzzles games out there that you can play.

Wordle is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Wordle Reviews published every day, dated based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself reading the wrong review, check the number of your puzzle and go to this page to find the corresponding review.

After being bought last month, Wordle has remained free to play, and promises to stay that way for the foreseeable future. For those of you who will miss these no-no words, the alternative Lewdle and Sweardle both remain independent and free to play.

Wordle's an immensely popular New York Times word game (we post the answers daily), but it's not the most personal game in the world. Answers such as GUISE and PERIL are tricky, but generic. Now, Wordle fans who have ever dreamed of making their own puzzles can test their friends and family by creating their own Wordle creations up to seven