THIS MONTH
THIS MONTH ON EDGE
Some of the other things on our minds when we weren’t doing everything else
WEB GAME
Betweenle
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Has any game in the last decade left as big a cultural footprint as Wordle? Betweenle We’re reminded of its impact during an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Larry and co react furiously to having the day’s solution spoiled before they’ve played. But it’s even more apparent in the frequency with which new daily puzzle games – of wildly varying kinds – simply borrow the -le suffix, however clumsy the result. has an elegance its name lacks, tasking you with teasing out a five-letter word with two percentages (and an orange dot) indicating how close it is alphabetically to the top and bottom guesses.