on march 11th, 2020, the world health organization declared covid-19 a pandemic, and during that time, first it was tiger king and then sourdough and then push-up challenges and now it s wordle. it s a daily puzzle game and you have to figure out what the letter of the day is, and it s taking the internet spwaoeu storm in recent weeks. it was created by a software man. it came from a place of love. he created the game to help his partner pass the time during the pandemic. now each day thousands are in on the pastime, too.