Nothing brings me more pain than knowing Wordle could have been called Mr. Bugs' Wordy Nugz, but the creator thought otherwise
Yesterday, the creator of Wordle, Josh Wardle, revealed a bit more about the origins of the word puzzle game during a presentation at Figma's Config conference (via The Verge). Including the brilliant fact that he had originally intended to call it Mr. Bugs' Wordy Nugz—a shred of knowledge that'll haunt me for some time.