Fellow Dutchman here, who initially wondered the same. Yes, it's Lingo, but: - One word every day, same word for the whole world. - You don't get a start lett

Fellow Dutchman here, who initially wondered the same. Yes, it's Lingo, but: - One word every day, same word for the whole world. - You don't get a start letter - No ballenbak :-( :-( - No purpose Note that as a fellow comment suggested, Lingo itself isn't an original show either. I don't know where the idea originated but certainly not on Dutch TV, so Wordle is simply a new iteration of an old idea. The innovation is in the accessibility and the low-key virality, not the game dynamics.