Are you playing Wordle? Millions around the world have caught on to this viral sensation of a game. The goal of Wordle is simple- figure out a 5-letter word in 6 guesses or fewer. Each day the word is different but with one word a day, and the same word for everyone playing, the aim is a collective one. Josh Wardle (Wordle fans will note, Wardle’s last name is one letter off from the game’s name and probably not by accident) created the game for his wife and, initially, meant for it to be just for the two of them. In early 2021, the game went public and by December 2021 it had gone viral. No downloads or app stores are needed–Wordle is played directly off any web browser. According to a poll published in Forbe’s an estimated 14% of American adults are playing Wordle, and of those, 26% are millennials. We asked marketing leaders across the world why they think Wordle has been such a success. From a marketing perspective, why has Wordle been such a runaway success? What went righ...