# Taylordle

> Taylordle, a Taylor Swift version of Wordle, logged 5.9 million plays by Feb. 21, 2022.

- Owner: Holy Swift podcast (Jessica Zaleski, Krista Doyle, Kelly Doyle)
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2022-01-28
- Peak date: Week of Feb 1, 2022
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 52 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Newsjacking, Shareable output, Daily ritual, Identity badge, Controversy

## Summary

Holy Swift launched Taylordle on January 28. Fans shared numbered grids on social media and in a Goodreads reading group’s daily-results thread. The creators reported 5.9 million plays by February 21 and closed it in June, citing time and word supply.

## Timeline

- 2022-01-28 — Holy Swift podcast (Open web) — The Holy Swift podcast hosts announced Taylordle in a tweet. It had one new word per day.
- 2022-01-29 — Twitter players (X) — Players posted about it on Twitter; one said it was getting harder than Wordle, another made it a morning routine.
- 2022-01-31 — Rolling Stone Australia (Press) — Rolling Stone Australia covered Taylordle, noting the podcast had announced it in a tweet on Friday.

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

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Taylordle.” Case HIS-00986. Spread Score v1.2: 52/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00986