Spotify buys 'Heardle'. What the deal means for the popular 'Wordle' spin-off


Players will have the option now to listen to the full song of the day on Spotify after finishing the game, and Spotify plans to expand the number of languages and countries the game is available in. — KHOR SOW YEE/The Star

Another popular online guessing game has been purchased by a major media company.

Spotify has bought Heardle, the game where users guess the name of a song after hearing a brief moment of the song’s intro, the music streaming service announced Tuesday.

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