# Lewdle

> Gary Whitta's rude Wordle spin-off Lewdle claimed 880,000 daily players in a week.

- Owner: Gary Whitta, Leah Whitta and Adam Nickerson
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2022-01-19
- Peak date: 2022-01-20
- Spread Score: 34 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Newsjacking, Shareable output, Daily ritual, Press loop

## Summary

Whitta unveiled Lewdle on January 19. AngryBarista carried his announcement into r/kindafunny, where readers compared attempts and continued the joke. Games coverage accompanied launch; Whitta’s subsequent daily-player totals remain unaudited.

## Timeline

- 2022-01-19 — Gary Whitta (X) — Gary Whitta unveiled Lewdle, a daily Wordle-style game of lewd words with grids to share on Twitter.
- 2022-01-19 — GamesRadar+ (Press) — GamesRadar+ covered the launch and reported the first answer was "boner."
- 2022-01-19 — TechRadar (Press) — TechRadar asked why Lewdle had to ride on the back of Wordle's fame.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/lewdle

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Lewdle.” Case HIS-00949. Spread Score v1.2: 34/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00949