Apple pulls Wordle knockoffs from App Store


FILE PHOTO The Apple Inc. logo is seen in the lobby of New York Citys flagship Apple store January 18 2011. REUTERSMike SegarFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen in the lobby of New York City's flagship Apple store January 18, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Wednesday it has removed from its App Store several knockoffs of Wordle, a website-only word game that has seen a recent surge in popularity thanks to celebrities like Jimmy Fallon.

The once-a-day online word game, originally created in October by former Reddit software engineer Josh Wardle, can only be played on his website and does not have a mobile app.

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