Published 20:49 IST, January 24th 2022

Google search trend for 'Knoll' surges after it appears on Wordle; Check what it means

'Knoll' simply means a small hill or mound, a query that drove many netizens to Twitter who vented out their frustration on the micro-blogging site.

Reported by: Harsh Vardhan
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Ever since its inception five months ago, new word game named 'Wordle' has kept online game lovers occupied and has w become a sensation. Kwn for its simplicity, so far  word game has w made headlines for its new challenge as players were left scratching ir heads over a five-letter word for January 24, which turned out to be 'Kll'. 

What is Kll?

'Kll' simply means a small hill or mound, a query that drove many netizens to Twitter who vented out ir frustration on micro-blogging site. Surprisingly, Google search trend for word has seen a massive upsurge by January 24 as players looked for meaning of this word.

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(Im: Google Trends)

Perplexed netizens on Twitter

new word of day made players reach out to Twitter for answer, who besides appearing frustrated, gave out some amusing reactions. Check out some of m below.

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What is Wordle and how to play?

Wordle is a free online word game that was developed by US software engineer Josh Wardle and his partner and has w been published on a website named Power Langu (powerlangu.co.uk). game requires its players to guess a five-letter word each day, which is released every 24 hours. Here's how you can play game:

  • re's a new word of day, every 24 hours, and it's up to player to discover what it is.
  • Wordle gives players six chances to predict a five-letter word that is chosen randomly.
  •  A virtual keyboard and six rows and five columns, each are displayed on Wordle website. Each slot represents a letter, and each row represents following guess. 
  • If you put proper letter in right location, it becomes green, as illustrated above. When a correct letter is typed in wrong place, it turns yellow. A letter that isn't part of word in any way appears grey.

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20:49 IST, January 24th 2022