NY Times Wordle solution 'fetus' causes kerfuffle


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The New York Times removed 'fetus' as it's word of the day on popular online game Wordle, in an attempt to keep the game separate from current events in the news. Photo: Michael Draper / AFP

The New York Times, owner of the hit game Wordle, hastily changed the solution Monday from "fetus," a term recently catapulted into the news as US abortion rights face possible restrictions by the Supreme Court.

Some of the game's millions of players "may see an outdated answer that seems closely connected to a major recent news event," the editorial director of the paper's game section, Everdeen Mason, said in a statement.

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