• Americans looked up tacit, cocoa, and foray on Google this year because of Wordle.
• Wordle topped Google’s global and US search terms in 2022.
• Google’s Year in Search report revealed the searches.

Americans looked up tacit, cocoa, and foray on Google this year because of Wordle.

Wordle topped Google’s global and US search terms in 2022.

Google’s Year in Search report revealed the searches.

Josh Wardle’s 2021 daily word game is simple and popular.

Users get six guesses at the daily word. Everyone uses the same five-letter term.

Wordle’s popularity affected other Google search trends as players searched for answers. Seven of the top 10 most-searched words in 2022 were Wordle answers: cacao, homer, canny, foray, trove, saute, and tacit.

Events impacted online searches.

Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September topped global search attention. Ukraine ranked third.

Johnny Depp led the actor search-interest rankings after his defamation case against Amber Heard.

Will Smith made headlines after hitting Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars.

Serena Williams was the second most-searched athlete in the US after her retirement announcement and the media maelstrom surrounding her last US Open.

US Googlers wanted to get rich quickly. Mega Millions and Powerball numbers were popular US and global search terms.

Google’s trend research also noted how individuals sought for information by shooting photos, speaking into the phone, and humming.

Smartphones utilize algorithms to answer “what’s this song?” Users can hum, whistle, or sing 10-15 seconds of a melody into their phone to identify it.

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