Wordle Saves The Day: Mom Rescued From Naked Intruder After Daughter Realised She Hadn't Shared Her Daily Score

Recently, a game by the name of Wordle got super popular, and people across the globe started playing it. Now, the viral word game is being given credit for saving a woman's life after she was rescued from a hostage situation when her family became concerned that she had not posted her daily attempt at the game.

The woman, Denyse Holt, was held captive in her own home in Chicago for 17 hours after a naked man broke into her home through a window while she was asleep. The 80-year-old said that she "didn't think she was going to live."

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According to reports, she was saved by the police who arrived in time to perform a welfare check after her family members contacted them due to her absence at the game.

"I didnĄ¯t send my older daughter a Wordle in the morning. And that was disconcerting to her,' said Holt.

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Holt's daughter, Meredith Holt-Caldwell, lives in Seattle which is on the other side of the country. Meredith said she grew worried when she realised her mother did not share her daily score. So, she called the police when she saw that Holt was reading her messages but not responding.

"I never in a million years thought this is what was happening, but it was," Meredith said.

A stranger broke in early in the morning in Holt's house; he was armed with a pair of scissors and bleeding after having cut himself on the window.

Holt told CBS 2 Chicago that he proceeded to get into bed with her and asked her to get into the shower with him so he could warm up. She was then dragged around the house while still in her wet nightgown as he disconnected the phone lines. He locked her in a basement room for several hours until she was freed after the cops fired a stun gun through a hole in her front door to subdue the intruder.

"I was trying to survive thatĄ¯s all. I figured I could stay alive by not confronting him in any way, by making him in charge, by not disturbing him," added Holt.

According to Lincolnwood Police, the man has a history of mental health issues and is facing charges of felony, home invasion with a weapon, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault. Holt's family hopes this incident will encourage everyone to check on their family members more often.

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